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Concerning books and papers sent for the Cape Observatory, requesting a better clock, and giving news of the establishment of the observatory.

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Reporting on his activities concerning the establishment of the Cape Observatory.

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Concerning his catalogue [of fixed stars].

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Concerning tables and a plan of the observatory and giving news.

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Concerning a paper on eclipses, measurements of the height of Table Mountain, and his need for further instruments, and reporting on his activities and on the topography and geology of Cape Town.

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Concerning books and papers received, tables sent out, and a meteorological journal; requesting a Dollond repeating altitude and azimuth circle; and reporting on his activities at the Cape, which included collecting mineral specimens on Table Mountain.

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Concerning the production of new copies of his catalogue and papers (as a case of his papers had been lost in transit), and giving news received of Captain Parry.

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Informing him of the sudden departure of his assistant Mr Scully, who had left without giving notice after an incident of 'gross immoral conduct' with a young housemaid. Fallows requests that a suitably qualified person 'whose moral character is without stain or blemish' be sent as his replacement, and he recommends Mr Taylor of Greenwich for the position.

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Concerning his first catalogue of the principle fixed stars.

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Concerning tables and a plan of the observatory and giving news.

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Originally enclosing auxiliary tables; see [RGO 14/48: 151].

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Enclosing a copy of a letter he had written to Sir Richard Plaskett of the Colonial Office and reporting on his activities at the Cape Observatory from 10 April to 10 May 1827.

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Concerning the acquisition of the land adjoining the Cape Observatory; includes a copy of a letter from Sir Richard Plaskett of the Colonial Office.

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Concerning the best location for the proposed Cape Observatory and including bearings of various points visited in Cape Town.

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Concerning a mistake in his previous report and mentioning that a moth had damaged his telescope, destroying the wires.

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Letter from Roland Trimen to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Cape Town

(Letter)

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Letter from Roland Trimen to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Cape Town plus drawing

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Enquiring whether the changes he had made to the Greenwich mural circle should also be made to that for the Cape Observatory, and also enquiring about making spare pieces or parts.

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Concerning his progress on the six-foot mural circle for the Cape Observatory and requesting £200 for his work.

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Concerning his progress on the six-foot mural circle for the Cape Observatory (which was half made) and requesting £200 for his work.

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Informing him that the six-foot mural circle for the Cape Observatory was complete and requesting payment.

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Reporting on observations made in Rio de Janeiro and on meeting Colonel Gordon, Commandant of the troops at Cape Town and a keen astronomer. Dawes reports that he had arranged with Gordon for observations to be made at Cape Town of the comet which was expected the following year; he also lists Gordon's instruments and books to show his ability for the task.

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Observations and correspondence regarding miscellaneous astronomical matters.

Scope and Contents The log entries are daily from 1-19 March and 27-30 April, with summarised entries only for 20 March-26 April when the ship was anchored at Cape Town. An entry for 17 March notes that five ships sailed in company on the approach to Cape Town; the following day, the mizzen mast broke right through and had to be lashed together [RGO 14/58: 164v]. The entry for the 20 March records the ship’s arrival in Table Bay, where, upon finding that the Ceres East Indiaman commanded by Captain Newt...

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Two letters, three papers and three newspaper extracts advertising Schonegeval's method for longitude.