Rodrigues
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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).
File
Rodriguez Station Journal, 1874-08-18 - 1875-12-15
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 59/73
Scope and Contents
The journal kept by the observing party at Rodriguez (Rodrigues) Island in the Indian Ocean during the 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition.
Dates:
1874-08-18 - 1875-12-15
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).