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Made in the years 1802 & 1803 on the coast of New Holland by Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders.

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The account relates to the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain Flinders and observations taken by Inman at Port Jackson. It includes details of problems Inman had with his equipment.

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Includes observations for latitudes and longitudes by the timekeepers; observations for the magnetic variation; remarks on the magnetism of Pier Head by the Commander; and lunar distances.

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The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

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The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

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The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

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Book of rough calculations of astronomical observations and of comparisons of the timekeepers, made by Captain Flinders and Lieutenant Ward Flinders. Folios 70-95 are inverted in the volume.

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Book of rough calculations of astronomical observations and accounts of the daily rates of the timekeepers and their errors. Includes observations written on the back of a sales receipt [RGO 14/66/3: 97v] and on the back of a letter from Robert Brine to Lieutenant Flinders [RGO 14/66/3: 107].
Also included is a list of French phases compiled by Captain Flinders while imprisoned on the island of Mauritius [RGO 14/66/3: 56].

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Book of rough calculations of astronomical observations.

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Of the restitution of the name Australia or Terra Australis to the extensive country which has lately gone under the name of New Holland.

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On the scales and markings used on Flinders' charts of Australia.

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On the manner in which latitudes of places in the chart of Australia were obtained.

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On the observations by which longitudes of places on the coast of Australia were fixed, with the rates of the timekeepers, and approximate times used.

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On the manner in which the longitude of the east and north coast of Australia was regulated, and the track laid down for circumnavigation, commencing with the rates and errors of the timekeepers at Port Jackson.

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On the variation of the compass used in the construction of the charts of Australia and the means taken to obtain and apply it correctly, with additional remarks. The chapter ends with a note (in pencil) on revisions and on the intended contents of chapters 6 and 7.

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Concerning remuneration for recalculating observations made on a voyage of HMS Investigator.

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Concerning observations by Samuel Ward Flinders and John Crosley on a voyage of HMS Investigator.

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Concerning observations made on a voyage of HMS Investigator.

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Concerning Matthew Flinders' request that the whole of the astronomical observations from the voyage of HMS Investigator be recalculated.

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Containing tables of comparison relating to timekeepers A82, A176, A1736, E520 and E543.

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Letter from Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders to Captain Robert Fowler, with a copy reply from Fowler (on the reverse).

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Letters, observations and a memorial sent to the Board of Longitude from Captain Matthew Flinders and his brother Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders, relating to their claims to have each served in the role of astronomer on HMS Investigator after the departure of John Crosley. Also, two related letters to Lieutenant Flinders from Robert Brown and Ferdinand Bauer.

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Seventeen letters from Captain Matthew Flinders, his brother Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders, the astronomer John Crosley, Captain Thomas Hurd and the Astronomer Royal, John Pond. Also included are copies of relevant minutes of the Board of Longitude, a proposal by Captain Flinders that the whole of the calculations for the voyage should be calculated, and a petition by Samuel Ward Flinders for remuneration for work he had done on the observations.

Scope and Contents Observations and related papers by James Inman. Inman joined HMS Investigator as the astronomer in June 1803 at New South Wales, after the departure of astronomer John Crosley. When the officers and men of the Investigator were transferred to HMS Porpoise, Inman remained at Port Jackson with his instruments, later joining the ship Rolla, commanded by Mr Cumming, which participated in rescuing the men of the Porpoise and Cato ships lost at Wreck Reefs. Included are observations made by...

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The letter gives instructions on observations to be taken on board ship, details of observations to be taken on shore, general directions and an inventory of required instruments, books and charts.