| Reference number | AP/11/5 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished letters, regarding observations from Parramatta from Sir Thomas Brisbane |
| Date | 1822-1825 |
| Description | Seven letters from Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales regarding astronomical and meteorological observations taken in New South Wales, Australia. Three data tables of experiments and observations, numbered 5G, 5I, and 5J, are included amongst the letters.
The documents are numbered 5A-J:
5A 06/09/1822 to Sir Humphry Davy
5B 18/01/1823 to Sir Humphry Davy
5C 14/02/1823 to Sir Humphry Davy
5D 18/04/1823 to Sir Humphry Davy
5E 11/06/1824 to Sir Humphry Davy [?] with a postscript of 02/07/1824
5F 06/11/1824 to Henry Kater
5G Account and Table of observations of Winter Solstice for 11 June to 1 July 1823 (in different hand to Brisbane's)
5H 06/02/1825 to Sir Humphry Davy [?]
5I Table of Experiments with an Invariable Pendulum made at Parramatta from 24 September to 11 October 1824
5J Table of observations from Parramatta New South Wales from 24 September to 15 October 1824
Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology |
| Extent | 46p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/11/5/1 |
| AP/11/5/2 |
| AP/11/5/3 |
| AP/11/5/4 |
| AP/11/5/5 |
| AP/11/5/6 |
| AP/11/5/7 |
| AP/11/5/8 |
| AP/11/5/9 |
| AP/11/5/10 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7436 | Brisbane; Sir; Thomas Makdougall (1773 - 1860) | 1773 - 1860 |