Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales
Introduction
Lieutenant Dawes
Captain Flinders
Admiral Phillip Parker King
Sir Thomas MacDougall Brisbane
Dr. Charles Stargard Rumker
James Dunlop
P. E. De Strzelecki
Captain J. C. Wickham
Rev. W. B. Clarke, M.A.
Rev. A. Glennie
E. C. Close
Sir William Macarthur
J. Boucher
S. H. Officer
John Wyndham
William Stanley Jevons
Establishment of Meteorological Observatories
Votes and Proceedings, N.S.W., 1848.
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Appendix C.
Appendix D.
Appendix E.
Appendix F.
Appendix G.
Appendix H.
Appendix I.
Appendix J.
Appendix K.
Appendix L.
Appendix M.
Appendix N.
Appendix O.
Appendix P.
Appendix Q.
Appendix R.
Appendix S.
Appendix T.
Appendix U.
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| 1. | These were taken hourly but only for eighteen out of the twenty-four, so that Mr. Dunlop was not in a position to say what the night tide was. The original observations are in one of his books now in the Sydney Observatory.
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| 2. | Owing to some mistakes Collins gives this 151º18'8"
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| 3. | A plan shewing details of the building will be found as a frontispiece to the Parramatta Catalogue of Stars.
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| 4. | It is worth mentioning that in the Philosophical Transactions, 1823, Captain Kater says:—"This Pendulum belongs to the Board of Longitude; he is speaking of the one Sir Thomas took to Parramatta, and which he sold to the New South Wales Government for £85. (See Appendix, date 10 Sept., 1827.)
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| 5. | See Appendix A. The price paid was £1614 13s.
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| 6. | Official History of New South Wales says Sir Thomas Brisbane had established a currency which had the effect of raising the pound sterling 25 per cent. (p. 36)
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| 7. | Vol. IX. contains two, first a memoir on the Repeating Reflecting Circle, and secondly a Method of determining the Lattitude by a Sextant or Circle with simplicity and accuracy from circum-meridian observations taken near noon.
Vol. X. contains one paper on Astronomical Observationa made at Parramatta and Sydney, by Sir Thomas Brisbane and Mr Rumker, which was read Nov 3, 1823. This paper contains Elleptic Elements of the Comet in September, 1822, by Rumker; Observations of Transit of Mercury, Nov. 3, 1822, by Sir Thomas Brisbane, and observations of Encke's Comet, June 2 to 23, 1822. [Return to page 1522]
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| 8. | I speak from personal examination of these instruments since they have been in the Sydney Observatory.
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| 9. | By the Map referred to in next note the longitude of Government House Observatory is given as 151º 15' 20" or 10h. 5m. 1.33s. which does not agree with any of those given above. See also Capt. King's results already given.
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| 10. | By the Map of Sydney made in 1822 which is now in the Parliamentary Library it appears that old Government House stood on the north side of Bridge street and west side of Phillip street, but it faced north-west, and one corner came nearly across what is now Bridge street. The two old pine trees that stood in the street until about 1880then stood over Government House gate. On that Map, No. 70, is the Governor's Observatory, and it stood as nearly as possible at the point which is now, 1888, the north-west corner of the interection of Bridge and Phillip streets.
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| 11. | I cannot find anything to shew how much work had been done towards the Catalogue when Rumker left the Observatory. Except that in January 1823, Sir T. Brisbane writing of Rumker, says, nearly ten thousand stars have been observed (i.e. in eight months), perhaps it should read, observations have been made for the finished catalogue has not one thousand stars in it, and most of that work was done by Dunlop.
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| 12. | He used the plural, but I have found the dimensions of one reflecting telescope.
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| 13. | Now in Sydney Observatory.
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| 14. | A reflecting telescope, 9 inches in diameter, and 9 feet focus, mounted as a transit instrument, at his house in Parramatta. I have tried repeatedly to trace this instrument, but it was never seen at his house aaat Brisbane Water, and I do not find any reference to it during his second stay at Parramatta, 1832 to 1847; and it seems probable that it was left behind in Scotland, perhaps with Sir Thomas Brisbane.
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| 15. | Forwarded to H. M. Secretary of State by Despatch, No. 141, 1847.
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| 16. | Duplicate copies of this and of the Report of the Commission will be required for transmission to the Secretary of State, Mr. Dunlop should also be called upon to furnish the Report required from him by the Secretary of State's Despatch, 17th July.
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| 17. | Mr. Dunlop, 24 July, 1847
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| 18. | One copy herewith, 24 July. Another copy required 13 August by the 23rd, December 20, returned to be put away, 21.
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| 19. | Forwarded to H. M. Secretary of State by Despatch, No. 141, 1847.
Copy required for Duplicate Despatch, 13th August, by the 23rd. Returned to be put away, 21. [Return to page 1541]
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| 20. | Reported to H. M., Secretary of State by Despatch, No. 141, 1847.
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| 21. | Forwarded to H. M. Secretary of State by Despatch, No. 176, 1847.
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| 22. | Forwarded to H. M. Secretary of State by Despatch, No. 176, 1847
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| 23. | Under the report it would not be advisable to attempt to sell these instruments in the Colony without further instructions from Home. Let a Despatch be prepared enclosing a copy of this communication with reference to Lord Grey's Despatch, No. 68, of the 14th April last.
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| 24. | Dft. Of Despatch, 23rd Nov. 48/12623
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| 25. | Comanding Roy. Engineer 10th Nov, 1848.
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| 26. | Forwarded to H. M. Secretary of State by Despatch No 250 of 23 Nov., 1848.
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| 27. | Mr. Weaver to be written to on the subject and desired to report as soon as possible.
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| 28. | Col. Architect and Auditor-General, 12 April, 1855.
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| 29. | On 1 May, re-submitted, 2 May, Not answered, 4 May, Not received, 15 May.
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