Summaries of observations made between December 1801 and July 1802, 1801-12-12 - 1802-07-18
Scope and Contents
Includes accounts of the rates and errors of the timekeepers by Earnshaw and Arnold, and summaries of observations to determine longitude made in Princess Royal Harbour, at Bay 10, in Port Phillip Bay and at Cattle Point on the east side of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-12-12 - 1802-07-18
Creator
- From the Item: Flinders, Matthew, 1774 - 1814 (naval officer and hydrographer) (Person)
- From the Item: Flinders, Samuel Ward, 1782 - 1834 (naval officer) (Person)
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Extent
6 folio(s) (6 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
Australia [subject]
Original geographic information
King George Sound [subject]
Original geographic information
Port Phillip Bay [subject]
Original geographic information
Sydney [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-07-27 15:29:57+00:00
Subject
Geographic
Repository Details
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