Correspondence on Sydney Observatory, 1855 - 1861
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
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
K1/9
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:29:21+00:00
- Astronomical observatories
- Denison, William Thomas, Sir, 1804 - 1871 (Knight, army officer and colonial governor)
- Miller, William Hallowes, 1801 - 1880 (mineralogist)
- Oriental Bank Corporation
- Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788 - 1883 (Knight, army officer and physicist)
- Stewart, Balfour, 1828 - 1887 (physicist and meteorologist)
- Sydney
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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