Cape Town
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Auxiliary table for 1825, 1824
Twenty-six letters, chiefly sent by Fallows at Cape Town, reporting on the establishment of the Cape Observatory and on his activities there. The series also includes a catalogue of fixed stars, an auxiliary table, and two copies of observations for the summer solstice of 1823.
Copy of a letter concerning the shipping of instruments by Dollond to the Cape Observatory, 1827-07-15
Sent to John Wilson Croker from Robert Seppings, G. Legge and R.G. Middleton of the Navy Office.
Copy of a letter from John Barrow, 1821-12-11
Forwarding a letter from Fearon Fallows at Cape Town to the Board of Longitude.
Copy of a letter from Rev. Fearon Fallows to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-06-18
Concerning his first catalogue of the principle fixed stars and remarks upon it.
Copy of a petition to the King concerning the establishment of the Cape Observatory, 1820-10-20
Twenty-seven letters, a note and a petition, mainly sent from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young. The letters concern the initial establishment of the Cape Observatory, the appointment of an astronomer, assistant and labourer there, the provision and transport of instruments to the Cape, and payments of bills for these.
Copy of Fallows' catalogue of the principle fixed stars, 1823 - 1824
Twenty-six letters, chiefly sent by Fallows at Cape Town, reporting on the establishment of the Cape Observatory and on his activities there. The series also includes a catalogue of fixed stars, an auxiliary table, and two copies of observations for the summer solstice of 1823.
Correspondence with Edward Troughton, 1820
Five letters concerning a zenith instrument for the Cape Observatory and the appointment of Troughton's young relative, James Fayrer, as assistant there.
Extract from a letter from Rev. Fearon Fallows, 1823-10-31
Concerning his request for instruments and his meteorological journal, and providing measurements of the height of Table Mountain.
Extract from a report of the Committee of Instruments and Proposals, 1820-04-20
Concerning estimates received from Troughton, Dollond and Jones for instruments for the Cape Observatory.
Extract of a letter from Fearon Fallows to J.W. Croker, 1828-03-22
Requesting stationary, copy books and copies of papers by Professor Woodhouse on Dollond's transit instrument.
Letter from Dr Thomas Young to John Barrow, 1820-07-15
Concerning the establishment of the Cape Observatory and the appointment of an astronomer, an assistant and a labourer there.
Letter from Edward Troughton to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-04-19
Concerning estimates for a zenith micrometer for the Cape Observatory, parts of which were also being made by Dollond and Donkin.
Letter from Henry Goulburn to John Wilson Croker, 1820-10-09
Informing Croker that the Governor of the Cape had been instructed to allot a suitable piece of land for the purpose of erecting the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-07-14
Concerning the establishment of the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-07-24
Stating that the Admiralty approved of the proposed Cape Observatory and requesting that a plan of it be prepared.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-10-16
Concerning the establishment of the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-10-25
Concerning His Majesty's Order in Council for the establishment of the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-06-11
Concerning bills for paper and for printing an account of the observatory at the Cape of Good Hope.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-07-12
Concerning Mr Murray's bill for books supplied to the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-11-20
Concerning the salary of a labourer at the Cape Observatory and plans to put a clock there.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-11-20
Concerning the appointment of Mr P. Scully as assistant at the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-12-10
Concerning the building of the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-07-07
Concerning a bill from Mr Hardy.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-11-08
Concerning the payment of a further £200 to Mr Jones for the construction of the mural circle for the Cape Observatory and a payment of £150 to Tiarks for his services in ascertaining the longitude of Falmouth.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-03-08
Concerning instruments to be supplied for the Cape Observatory (with a list of the same).