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Abstracts of astronomical observations, 1802-05-26 - 1803-10-07
Made in the years 1802 & 1803 on the coast of New Holland by Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders.
Calculations of observations made on a voyage of the HMS Investigator, 1801-06-16 - 1807-10-18
Book of rough calculations of astronomical observations and accounts of the daily rates of the timekeepers and their errors. Includes observations written on the back of a sales receipt [RGO 14/66/3: 97v] and on the back of a letter from Robert Brine to Lieutenant Flinders [RGO 14/66/3: 107].
Also included is a list of French phases compiled by Captain Flinders while imprisoned on the island of Mauritius [RGO 14/66/3: 56].
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].
Log book, observations and memoir of the HMS Investigator, 1795 - 1805
Log book of the HMS Investigator, January 1803, 1803-01-07 - 1803-01-31
This is a continuation of the log book for the voyage, which is in three parts. The entries cover 7-31 January 1803 while the Investigator was in the Gulf of Carpentaria, at Groote Eylandt and travelling towards Cape Arnhem. Some observations of lunar distance are included.
For earlier sections of the log book, see also [RGO 14/64: 3r-50v] and [RGO 14/64: 52r-97v].
Observations made on the voyage, 1801-1805, 1801 - 1805
The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).
Observations on a voyage of discovery of the HMS Investigator, 1801 - 1807
Astronomical observations, calculations, etc., made during voyages of discovery.