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Reference numberHS/19/242
LevelItem
TitleTable of expenses for the Port Louis observatory [Mauritius], by John Augustus Lloyd
Date31 October 1837
DescriptionItemised table of expenses to set-up the astronomical observatory at Port Louis on Mauritius, by John Augustus Lloyd.
Includes all names and costs for local instrument-makers, tradesmen, builders, details on the set-up and instruments.
Notes the interest on the value of instruments for seven years, and leaves empty an entry for "amount of reasonable remuneration for my services, trouble, & exertions during 6 years in establishing & keeping up the observatory... Purchase of my proprietary share in the estate".
This table was likely sent in enclosure to HS/11/298, Herschel also sent it to Thomas Maclear, who thanked him for it in HS/12/195
LanguageEnglish
Extent6 pp.
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Place originPort Louis, Mauritius
Origin coordinates-20.164444, 57.504167
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0251
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0293
Related records in the catalogueHS/11/299
HS/12/195
HS/11/298
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA1394Lloyd; John Augustus (1800 - 1854); engineer and surveyor1800 - 1854
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