Scope and Contents A narrative account by James Inman of a voyage on board the ship Rolla, commanded by John Cumming, in 1803. The account provides details of the situation of places encountered, and of ‘every circumstance’ of the voyage relevant to navigation. It includes detailed descriptions of many of the places visited and of encounters with indigenous peoples. It also describes the loss of HMS Porpoise and the merchantman Cato, and the role of the Rolla, the Cumberland (commanded by Captain Flinders),...

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Containing tables of comparison relating to timekeepers A82, A176, A1736, E520 and E543.

Scope and Contents Letter and observations from Captain W.J. Wharton regarding the results of his experiment to find the longitude of Malta from Gibraltar, 1873.Printed paper on the galvanic determination of the difference in longitude between Bombay and Malta, 1874.Newspaper cutting from the 'South Australian Advertiser', 19 February 1889, regarding Australian longitudes.Correspondence on marking Major Darwin's longitude station at Singapore, 1891-1892.Miscellaneous...

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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.

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Concerning whether his son Lieutenant William Dawes should return to England with the marine corps or remain at Sydney to continue his work at the observatory.

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Concerning his son's circumstances in New South Wales and the possibility of a salary for his work as Engineer and Officer of Artillery.

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Concerning a petition to compensate his son William Dawes for the work he had done as Engineer and Officer of Artillery in New South Wales, and a petition for leave of absence for him.

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Concerning his petitions on behalf of his son, William Dawes, in New South Wales.

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Thanking him for his assistance regarding his son, William Dawes and assuring him that the books and instruments would be brought back from Sydney on HMS Gorgon, which had just departed from Spithead with supplies. Dawes also discusses the shortage of food and clothing at the settlement, and recounts William's list of rations at the settlement, noting how they were cut after the loss of the Sirius.

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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to John Stevens Henslow; written at Sydney copy in hand 2

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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Susan Elizabeth Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Susan Elizabeth Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from Conrad Martens to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney

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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.

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Letter from Philip Gidley King to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney damaged

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Letter from Philip Gidley King to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from Philip Gidley King to [Sir Francis Darwin]; written at Sydney

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Letter from Philip Gidley King to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Sydney annotated photocopy of See item 115

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Letter from Philip Gidley King to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Sydney photocopy See of item 115

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Letter from Robert David Fitzgerald to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from Robert David Fitzgerald to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from William Branwhite Clarke to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from William Branwhite Clarke to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney

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Letter from William Branwhite Clarke to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sydney

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