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Stewart, Balfour, 1828 - 1887 (physicist and meteorologist)

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Correspondence on Sydney Observatory, 1855 - 1861

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/156
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to the observatory at Sydney, including orders and requests for new instruments, the transport of new instruments and their insurance, the filling of vacancies, and financial transactions with the Oriental Bank Corporation. The correspondents include Sir W. Denison, W. Hopkins, W.H. Miller, E. Sabine and B. Stewart, as well as government departments and various instrument makers.

Dates: 1855 - 1861
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