Reports and correspondence concerning southern observatories and charges made against C. Rumker, October 1828-March 1831

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Item ff. 65-111

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The papers deal with the continuance of Parramatta Observatory, the printing of the Parramatta observations of C. Rumker, his work on the reduction of the 1826-1828 observations, the dispute over the ownership and location of the original observations, and the future employment of Rumker. The correspondents include C. Rumker, J. Dunlop, Sir Thomas Brisbane, F. Baily, J. Herschel, E. Sabine, D. Gilbert, J. Barrow (Admiralty), R. Hay (Colonial Office) and J. Stewart (Treasury).

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M1929

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