Antarctica
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence on International Geophysical Year, 1952 - 1956
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/565
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding International Geophysical Year, including the following items:Copy of a United Kingdom programme for International Geophysical Year, revised to July 1955.Correspondence concerning the longitudes of the International Geophysical Year stations, 1956.List of stations in China for International Geophysical Year, 1956.Correspondence concerning the loan of instruments and photographs for an exhibition at the Science Museum,...
Dates:
1952 - 1956
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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Correspondence on International Geophysical Year, 1956 - 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/566
Scope and Contents
(1) General correspondence regarding International Geophysical Year, including committee and sub-committee papers, minutes of meetings, I.G.Y. programmes, observations, and correspondence with British and international institutions and observatories. The papers include the following items:Correspondence with Dr J.M. Stagg concerning geomagnetic data, 1957-1960Correspondence with Dr W. Markowitz, H.M. Smith and J.D. Balfe concerning the Lunar Camera Programme, May...
Dates:
1956 - 1960
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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Correspondence on the Royal Society, 1961 - 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/597
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence regarding the annual activities of the Royal Society, covering the year book, the Fellows' visits overseas list, Royal Society Research Professorships appointments, papers contributed to the Bradley celebrations, visits abroad, Royal Society Medals, travel grants, International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 20, the grant for the I.A.U. colloquium at Herstmonceux, the exchange of research workers between the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. and the Royal...
Dates:
1961 - 1963
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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Entries for January, 1773-01-01 - 1773-01-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/56: 39r-46v
Scope and Contents
Daily entries covering the voyage’s first Antarctic sweep. Alongside observations, Bayly records sightings of penguins, whales, and pintado and silver birds. He also records increased numbers of islands of ice, noting on 18 January that the ship was ‘incompassed [sic] with fields of ice drifting about the sea together with vast numbers of large islands’ [RGO 14/56: 43v]. On 9 January the boats were hoisted out and the men were ‘employed in picking loose pieces of ice to water the ship’ [RGO...
Dates:
1773-01-01 - 1773-01-31
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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Log book of HMS Resolution, 1772 - 1775
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58
Scope and Contents
The log book of HMS Resolution compiled by William Wales during the passage to the South Seas under the command of Captain James Cook.
Dates:
1772 - 1775
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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Log entries for December, 1773-12-01 - 1773-12-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58: 70-78
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries covering the Resolution’s second Antarctic sweep. Wales records the occurrence of penguins, seals, birds and seaweed, and of ‘islands of ice’, noting their size and frequency and the difficulty they presented for navigation. On 25 December he records the presence of upwards of 200 icebergs, which led him to suggest that land might be near [RGO 14/58: 76v]. On 16 December the cutter was hoisted out to collect ice for water; Wales keeps notes on the quality of the water...
Dates:
1773-12-01 - 1773-12-31
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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Log entries for February, 1774-02-01 - 1774-02-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58: 86-93
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries covering the Resolution’s second Antarctic sweep. Wales includes observations on weather conditions and sightings of seabirds. On 5 February he records the occurrence of a large water spout at sea [RGO 14/58: 87]. In an entry for 15 February he observes that ‘It is a little remarkable that in all our track to the Southward this year we have never once seen the least glimpse of the Southern Lights’ [RGO 14/58: 89v].
Dates:
1774-02-01 - 1774-02-28
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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Log entries for February, 1773-02-01 - 1773-02-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58: 24-31
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries, made while in the Southern Ocean. An entry for 1 February records that they saw a large bed of sea-weed and some divers, and were certain land was near, ‘but were equally at a loss which way to look for it’ [RGO 14/58: 24]. Wales records that the Resolution lost sight of the Adventure in thick fog on 7 February; they fired guns and lit ‘false fires’ the following day and night but received no answer [RGO 14/58: 26v-27]. On 16 February Wales notes that he had asked the crew...
Dates:
1773-02-01 - 1773-02-28
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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Log entries for January, 1773-01-01 - 1773-01-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58: 16v-24
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries for January, crossing the Antarctic Circle on 17 January with the Adventure still in company. The entries include observations on ice-islands seen and on the difficulty of navigating in such conditions: ‘the rigging is so encumbered with ice that it is with the utmost difficulty the ship is worked’ [RGO 14/58: 16v]. An entry for 8 January reports that boats were sent out to collect a cargo of ice for drinking water, which Wales describes as ‘more precious to us than gold’...
Dates:
1773-01-01 - 1773-01-30
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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Log entries for January, 1774-01-01 - 1774-01-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58: 78-85
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries covering the Resolution’s second Antarctic sweep. Wales records observations on sea conditions and on the frequency of sightings of ‘islands of ice’ and seabirds. Entries for 6-8 January include observations of longitude by the distance of the sun and moon. The entry for 8 January also records many large albatrosses about the ship, one of which was caught and found to have a wing-span of almost 10 feet [RGO 14/58: 80]. On 25 January Wales notes that he ‘saw a remarkably...
Dates:
1774-01-01 - 1774-01-31
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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Log entries for March, 1773-03-01 - 1773-03-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58: 31-37
Scope and Contents
Log entries covering the voyage through the Southern Ocean and the return voyage to New Zealand, to which the ship bore away on 16 March. Entries include reports on electrical experiments carried out by Wales [RGO 14/58: 31v] and on seeing the Southern Lights. The entry dated 26 March in fact covers the period until 28 March, and includes descriptions of Dusky Bay and Pickersgill’s Cove, New Zealand, where Wales was required to fell some trees in order to take observations [RGO 14/58: 37v]....
Dates:
1773-03-01 - 1773-03-28
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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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1874 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/117
Scope and Contents
Notice from C.F. Varley giving a change of address, 1874.Correspondence with Diamilla Muller, Italy, concerning the title and publishers of a work by Sir George Airy, 1874.Correspondence with W. Bond-Paul regarding terrestrial magnetism, 1875, including an unlabelled diagram and a letter from [W.R.A.] titled 'A concise statement of two distinct hypotheses relative to the variation and dip of the needle'.Correspondence with the Revd S.J. Perry concerning the probable...
Dates:
1874 - 1912
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 on HMS Adventure, 1772 - 1774
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/57
Scope and Contents
Observations made on board HMS Adventure during her passage to the South Seas as part of the expedition led by Captain James Cook in HMS Resolution.
Dates:
1772 - 1774
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 on HMS Resolution, 1772 - 1775
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/59
Scope and Contents
Observations made on board HMS Resolution during her passage to the South Seas on the expedition led by Captain James Cook.
Dates:
1772 - 1775
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 the National Committee for Astronomy, 1949 - 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/583
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to National Committee for Astronomy, including letters regarding meetings, minutes of meetings, reports, proposals and other material, including correspondence regarding grants for Dr Ferraro and others for visits to Moscow for spectroscopy meetings. The papers also include the following items:Papers regarding rockets and satellites, including the first Russian satellites, 1957-1958.Correspondence with Dr Merton, Professor McCrea and others regarding...
Dates:
1949 - 1958
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 the Royal Society, 1879 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/239
Scope and Contents
(1) Notices of Royal Society meetings, 1893-1909Notices of Royal Society meetings for the election of Council Officers, 1893-1909.Notice of an informal meeting to consider the claim of 'Physical and mathematical candidates for the Fellowship' and the office of President, 1900.Anniversary dinner notices, 1900-1901 and 1904-1909.Notice of the special meeting of the Council of the Royal Society, 1901.Committee recommendations on modifications in the six...
Dates:
1879 - 1910
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 the Royal Society Antarctic Expedition, 1956
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/662
Scope and Contents
A copy of a letter of appointment to R.A. Smart, Leader of the Royal Society Antarctic Expedition, with notes of guidance, a press release and notes on Halley Bay.
Dates:
1956
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).