A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of l Carinae (3 of 3).
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Original observations (1895 January 30 to 1917 June 26) of l Car (Ch 3495). Found unboxed, stacked in a display case, pile 4 of 6. R number unknown. n/a. Extent: Approximately 210 loose, unnumbered pages (198 blank sides) in 3 bundles. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 36cm, wi...
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of R Sculptoris (1 of 2).
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Observations of R Sculptoris. Contains draft articles, notes, diagrams, register of observations (1891 August 27 to 1916 October 28), and original observations (1891 August 27 to 1916 October 28). Found as a single bundle in a display case in the Boyden Observatory Museum (pile 5 of 6). R Scl do...
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of R Sculptoris (2 of 2).
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Observations of R Sculptoris. Contains notes, diagrams, and registers of observations (1891 August 27 to 1916 October 28). A pencilled note comments "Very Red.", and elsewhere, "The colour of this star is an intense scarlet.". Includes a finder chart for R. Reticuli and R. Doradus. Found as a si...
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of S Arae (1 of 2).
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Observations of S Arae. Includes notes, diagrams, and registers of observations (1899 November 03 to 1914 June 25). On one page the star is designated (2757) Arae, struck through with pencil and "6429" added. Some notes are written on a printed page used for recording of school attendance or per...
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of S Arae (1 of 2).
Scope & Content:
Observations of S Arae. Includes notes, diagrams, and registers of observations (1899 November 03 to 1913 June 10). Found as a single bundle in a display case in the Boyden Observatory Museum (pile 6 of 6). Split into two packets. Pages (T 110 mm) presumably removed from Waltons storage box R006...
A set of hard-cover note books used to record the progress of research programmes carried out on a certain telescope. During this period of Boyden’s history, photography was the principal method of detecting and recording information. Typically, a piece of glass was coated with a photographic em...
This register contains the earliest weather data recorded at Boyden, very shortly after the site was established. Almost a year's records are contained in it, after which a second register book was used. From the cover, the book covers weather observations from 1927 August 15 to 1928 July 31. Fo...
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates (13h42m to 16h00m) (B, A, F stars)
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Lists of stars, giving basic stellar data and exposure instructions for each. Several stars are struck through with red. Some entire pages are struck through. Has 12 blank pages. No dates appear in the book. From the book cover: "13-inch Boyden / Spectrum Plates / 13h 42m - 16h 00m / B, A & ...
Lists of stars, giving basic stellar data for each. Several stars are struck through, with numbers, presumably plate numbers, appended in pencil. Has 6 blank pages. No dates appear in the book. From the book cover: "13-inch Boyden / Spec. / 7h0m - 12h59 / 2.". n/a. Extent: 1 volume containing ...
From the cover: "13-inch / [Plate series] X / Objective Prism / Absolute Magnitudes / New List / Also additional list of M stars / G+K stars / corresp. 2599 / 24 XII 1942 / Corresp. 13 Feb 1948 / C [underlined]". Appears to be a logbook for a project with the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, between ro...
