Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1790-04-16
Scope and Contents
Reporting on his work at the observatory in Sydney. He refers to the loss of HMS Sirius and states that the timekeeper [K1] was moved to HMS Supply undamaged. The letter also includes a description of his observatory.
Dates
- Creation: 1790-04-16
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
Sydney [origination]
Original geographic information
Sydney [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-11-22 16:18:21+00:00
Subject
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Recipient, Person)
- Kendall, Larcum, 1719 - 1790 (watchmaker) (Person)
- Sydney Observatory (Organization)
- HMS Sirius, merchantman (c 1780-1790) (Organization)
- HMS Supply (fl 1759-1804) (Organization)
Repository Details
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