Australia
Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence on Commonwealth observatories, 1958 - 1961
Correspondence regarding observatories in Australia and New Zealand.
Correspondence on longitudes and latitudes, 1873 - 1903
Correspondence on observatories, 1924 - 1948
Correspondence on terrestrial longitude, 1833 - 1848
Correspondence on the Australian telescope, 1963
Correspondence regarding the 150-inch telescope for Australia, including correspondence with Dr Bart J. Bok; reports on meetings; estimates; reports on United Kingdom participation; and correspondence with the Kitt Peak and Mount Stromlo Observatories, Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
Correspondence on the Nautical Almanac Office, 1939 - 1956
Correspondence on Vesta and Ceres, 1789 - 1807
Correspondence with Australian institutions, 1963-04 - 1968-08
Correspondence with Australian institutions, 1970-07-06 - 1971-11-03
Correspondence with Australian observatories and universities, including Dr A.W. Rodgers of the Mount Stromlo Observatory. There is also a copy of a memorandum from O.J. Eggen to Sir Ernest Titterton and D.K.R. Hodkin of the Australian National University regarding Sir Richard Woolley's Honorary Professorship.
Correspondence with Commonwealth observatories, 1953 - 1958
Correspondence with Commonwealth observatories, principally those in Australia.
Correspondence with foreign observatories, 1964 - 1968
Correspondence with overseas institutions, 1965-04-14 - 1966-06-27
Correspondence with Canadian, New Zealand and other overseas observatories and universities, including J.F. Heard, Director of the David Dunlap Observatory, Richmond Hill, Ontario, and R.T. Wallace, Dean of Administration at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Correspondence with telegraph companies, 1860 - 1866
Draft instructions for John Crosley to go on a voyage to New Holland on board HMS Investigator on a scientific expedition, 1801-03-07
The letter gives instructions on observations to be taken on board ship, details of observations to be taken on shore, general directions and an inventory of required instruments, books and charts.
Extract from Captain Matthew Flinders' memoir on the construction of his charts, 1806-05-19
Copied by Dr Maskelyne from pencil writing in Flinders' memoir; with reference made to Australia, Bass Strait and Torres Strait.
Introductory pages, 1801 - 1805
Marked up for the insertion of an introduction and a description of instruments.
Journal of the voyage in the HMS Investigator, 1801-1802, 1795 - 1802-04-26
This is the first of three sections of the log book for the voyage; see also [RGO 14/64: 52r-97v] and [RGO 14/64: 99r-106r]. Also included here are unrelated pages from a voyage [of HMS Thetis?] dated 1795-1797.
Journal of the voyage of HMS Investigator, 1802 and 1803, 1801-12 - 1803-01-06
This is a continuation of the log book for the voyage, which is in three parts. See also [RGO 14/64: 3r-50v] and [RGO 14/64: 99r-106r].
Letter book containing outgoing correspondence, 1782 - 1810
Letter concerning a chronometer purchased in New South Wales by Commander Mitchell of HMS Slaney, 1827-05-24
Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.
Letter from [Christian Carl] Rumker to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-06-28
Providing an extract of his last observations at the observatory at Parramatta and requesting government confirmation of the grant of 1000 acres of land at Stone Quarry Creek (which he had received from the governor).
Letter from James Basire, 1788-02-27
Regarding engraving work done on a chart of Australia ('New Holland') and New Zealand.
Letter from James Inman to [Nevil Maskelyne], 1803-08-05 - 1803-08-08
Concerning observations taken at Garden Island, Sydney, New South Wales, and his equipment and instruments. A postscript concerns a gift of a pet for Miss Maskelyne, with mention of the different animals of the country.
Letter from John Crosley to Nevil Maskelyne, 1795-10-06
Sent from New South Wales, concerning observations from a voyage of HMS Providence.
Letter from P.M. Roget of the Royal Society, 1828-02-02
Concerning the reduction of the observations taken at Parramatta Observatory under Sir Thomas Brisbane.