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Timor

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

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Abstracts of astronomical observations, 1802-05-26 - 1803-10-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 19-27
Scope and Contents

Made in the years 1802 & 1803 on the coast of New Holland by Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders.

Dates: 1802-05-26 - 1803-10-07
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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Calculations of observations made on a voyage of the HMS Investigator, 1803, 1803-01 - 1803-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/66/4: 1-34
Scope and Contents

Book of rough calculations of astronomical observations.

Dates: 1803-01 - 1803-11
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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Introductory pages, 1801 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 1*-6v
Scope and Contents

Marked up for the insertion of an introduction and a description of instruments.

Dates: 1801 - 1805
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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Lunar observations for determining the longitude of Timor, 1803

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 78-79
Scope and Contents

Probably made during Captain Flinders' voyage.

Dates: 1803
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 for the variation and dip of the magnetic needle, 1801 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 127v-148v
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Made in HMS Investigator during a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.

Dates: 1801 - 1805
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 from Timor towards the Cape of Good Hope, 1803-11-16 - 1803-12-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 194v-197v
Scope and Contents

Includes observations made at Mauritius.

Dates: 1803-11-16 - 1803-12-15
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).
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Observations made along the northwest coast of New Holland and towards Timor, 1803-02-28 - 1803-04-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 85v-95r
Scope and Contents

Includes observations made at anchor in Coupang Bay.

Dates: 1803-02-28 - 1803-04-13
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 made from Port Jackson towards Timor, 1803-06-19 - 1803-08-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 189r-189v
Scope and Contents

Beginning with rates of the timekeepers from 19 June until 9 August.

Dates: 1803-06-19 - 1803-08-23
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 made from Timor along the west coast of New Holland in search of the Tryal Rocks, 1803-04-13 - 1803-04-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 95v-98r
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.

Dates: 1803-04-13 - 1803-04-30
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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Observations made from Timor towards Port Jackson, 1803-04-19 - 1803-05-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 186v-187r
Scope and Contents From the Item:

The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

Dates: 1803-04-19 - 1803-05-12
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 made from Wreck Reef Bank towards Timor (from Lieutenant Flinders), 1803-10-07 - 1803-11-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 190r-192r
Scope and Contents From the Item:

The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

Dates: 1803-10-07 - 1803-11-02
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 made on the Cumberland Schooner on the voyage towards Timor, 1803-10-31 - 1803-11-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 192v-193v
Scope and Contents From the Item:

The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

Dates: 1803-10-31 - 1803-11-14
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 made on the schooner Cumberland, 1803-05-06 - 1803-10-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 114v-121r
Scope and Contents

Travelling from Wreck Reefs via the Torres Strait to Timor and the Isle of France. Includes observations at Timor and at Port Louis.

Dates: 1803-05-06 - 1803-10-07
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 made on the voyage, 1801-1805, 1801 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/64: 107-211
Scope and Contents

The observations form a continuous run, with occasional headings based on location (reproduced here).

Dates: 1801 - 1805
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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Part one: a list of the data and results of astronomical observations, 1801 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 7r-126v
Scope and Contents

Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.

Dates: 1801 - 1805
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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Reductions of observations for ascertaining the latitude and longitude of places on the voyage, 1801 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/65: 121v-126v
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Made in HMS Investigator on a voyage of discovery to the South Sea in the years 1801-1805.

Dates: 1801 - 1805
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).