HMS Investigator, survey sloop (1801-1810)
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Abstracts of astronomical observations, 1802-05-26 - 1803-10-07
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 19-27
Scope and Contents
Made in the years 1802 & 1803 on the coast of New Holland by Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders.
Dates:
1802-05-26 - 1803-10-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence and related papers regarding observations made on voyages of discovery
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Correspondence regarding applications for a reward by Matthew Flinders and Lieutenant S.W. Flinders
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Calculations of observations made on a voyage of the HMS Investigator, 1803, 1803-01 - 1803-11
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/66/4: 1-34
Scope and Contents
Book of rough calculations of astronomical observations.
Dates:
1803-01 - 1803-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Lunar observations for determining the longitude of Timor, 1803
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 78-79
Scope and Contents
Probably made during Captain Flinders' voyage.
Dates:
1803
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Observations for the variation and dip of the magnetic needle, 1801 - 1805
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 127v-148v
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Made in HMS Investigator during a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Dates:
1801 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made along the northwest coast of New Holland and towards Timor, 1803-02-28 - 1803-04-13
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 85v-95r
Scope and Contents
Includes observations made at anchor in Coupang Bay.
Dates:
1803-02-28 - 1803-04-13
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made from Timor along the west coast of New Holland in search of the Tryal Rocks, 1803-04-13 - 1803-04-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 95v-98r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Dates:
1803-04-13 - 1803-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made from Timor towards Port Jackson, 1803-04-19 - 1803-05-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 186v-187r
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Dates:
1803-04-19 - 1803-05-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made on the voyage, 1801-1805, 1801 - 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 107-211
Scope and Contents
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Dates:
1801 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Part one: a list of the data and results of astronomical observations, 1801 - 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 7r-126v
Scope and Contents
Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.
Dates:
1801 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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