Record

RefNoMS/257/5/21
AltRefNoSa.1701
Previous numbersES5/8/1701
LevelItem
TitleLetter from George Verdon, Melbourne to Edward Sabine
Date26 April 1867
DescriptionRegarding Professor Wilson’s resignation from the Board of Visitors as secretary. Verdon has now resumed the duties of secretary. Verdon has received £500 to purchase the site and building to house the new equatorial [telescope]. Intentions of an application to be made to the government for an extension of the ground reserved for observatory purposes.

The arrival of the new self-registering magnetic instruments. Verdon is sending Sabine astronomical observations from Melbourne Observatory from 1863 to 1865 [not enclosed] and draws his attention to plan of the observatory and the grounds to aid visualisation of the position of the telescope and magnetic instruments.
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6423Verdon; Sir; George Frederic (1834 - 1896)1834 - 1896
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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