New Zealand
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
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Observations made in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, 1773-04-07 - 1773-06-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/57: 27r-37r
Scope and Contents
These were mostly taken on shore while the ship was at anchor. Early entries include additional notes: the 12 April entry describes Bayly’s difficulty locating a suitable spot to take observations [RGO 14/57: 27r], while the entry for 24 April concerns his transit instruments [RGO 14/57: 27v].Included are: observations on the going of the astronomical clock on Observatory Island, Queen Charlotte Sound [RGO 14/57: 31v]; comparisons of Watch No. 1 with the astronomical clock [RGO 14/57:...
Dates:
1773-04-07 - 1773-06-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made in Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, 1773-12-03 - 1773-12-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/57: 55r-57v
Scope and Contents
These include observations taken on shore (3-16 December) and observations taken on board the Adventure while at anchor (18-20 December).
The entries begin with a note on setting up the observatory and also include: calculations of the going rates of the clocks; observations of the distance of the sun and moon for longitude; and observations on the tides at the bottom of Ship Cove.
Dates:
1773-12-03 - 1773-12-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand, 1773-11-09 - 1773-11-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/57: 53v-54r
Scope and Contents
Observations made on board the Adventure while at anchor and also on shore.
Dates:
1773-11-09 - 1773-11-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations made on a voyage, 1776-1777, 1776-08-02 - 1777-04-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/67: 71-80a
Scope and Contents
Observations made on Captain Cook’s third voyage. Includes summarised daily entries providing the date, estimates of latitude and longitude, bearings and distance, variation of the compass, and thermometer readings, along with intermittent entries of astronomical calculations. The ship travelled via Madeira and via Port Praya in St. Iago towards the Cape of Good Hope, anchoring at Table Bay on 10 November 1776 [RGO 14/67: 76v]. There are no entries for December 1776 or January 1777....
Dates:
1776-08-02 - 1777-04-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Observations taken at sea to the east of New Zealand, 1773-06-07 - 1773-08-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/57: 37v-45v
Scope and Contents
Daily observations, covering the voyage between New Zealand and Tahiti. The observations for 17-25 August were taken while the ship was anchored in Oaiti-piha Bay [Vaitepiha Bay, Tahiti].
Dates:
1773-06-07 - 1773-08-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers of the Burnham expedition, 1882
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 59/79
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other papers regarding Tupman's expedition to Burnham, near Christchurch, New Zealand, to observe the Transit of Venus, 6 December 1882.
Dates:
1882
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on astrographic charts and observatories, 1887 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/212
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with G.G. Stokes regarding the establishment of an observatory in New Zealand, 1887.Correspondence with the Agent General of Victoria regarding the purchase of instruments for the Melbourne Observatory, 1887, including the acceptance of Grubb's tender for the supply of 13-inch astrographs.Correspondence with the Melbourne Observatory, 1888-1892, regarding a suitable mounting for the astrographic telescope and the plates for use with it.Correspondence...
Dates:
1887 - 1901
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Papers on determining galvanic longitudes, 1878 - 1888
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/640
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers concerning proposals and operations to determine, with the assistance of the Royal Observatory, the longitude of Lisbon, Leiden, the Cape Observatory, Gibraltar, places in Australia, New Zealand and Egypt, and Mauritius; and the difference in longitude between Malta and Bombay. The papers include errors of the Greenwich clock; observations of telegraph signals; J.W. Green's abstract of the Greenwich - Lisbon - South American longitudes; the exchange and summary of...
Dates:
1878 - 1888
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Papers on transit of Venus, 1870 - 1882
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/275
Scope and Contents
Reports and charts on the stations for the transit of Venus, 1874. The reports include miscellaneous information on Egypt; the topography of New Zealand around Christchurch; the meteorology of New Zealand; the advantages of the province of Otago; the differences of longitudes in New Zealand; the longitude of Wellington; the advantage of Hobart Town; the topography and meteorology of Kerguelen Island; and the topography of Prince Edward and Crozet Islands and of the Sandwich Islands. The...
Dates:
1870 - 1882
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).