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31. EAP1190/1/7/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/21
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 39: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A valuable series of images documenting progress, during May 1932, on the assembly of the 60-inch telescope and mounting. Of particular interest is an earlier image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. n/a. Extent: 18 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
18

32. EAP1190/1/7/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 23: Port Elizabeth scenery
Scope & Content:
A collection of scenic images of rural landscapes. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads "PE Garden Route", suggesting that these may be views in or around Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and along the Garden Route. Three images show the Gamtoos River. All the images are undated. It is unk...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
11

33. EAP1190/1/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/5
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates (21h24m to 5h59m) (Book 4)
Scope & Content:
A note on the left inner board describes the book as a continuation of spectral work on the 13-inch. Contains lists of stars, giving basic stellar data for each. Several stars are struck through, with numbers, presumably plate numbers, appended in pencil. No dates appear in the book. From the bo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
33

34. EAP1190/1/2/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/20
Title:
Log Book: Sky Patrol Programme, 1.5-inch Cooke and 3-inch Ross (1936-1940)
Scope & Content:
Contains a register of wide-field plates taken from 1936 May to 1940 August. From the title page: "1.5-inch Cooke Lens & 3-inch Ross-RB / Sky Patrol / May 1936 -". Specific targets included Nova Pictoris and the Large Magellanic Cloud. The 1.5-inch Cooke lens took plates (Plate Series AM) at...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
33

35. EAP1190/1/2/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/17
Title:
Log Book: Stellar ephemeris for Arequipa for out-of-focus work
Scope & Content:
Description of a program to carry out out-of-focus photometry of southern stars. The bulk of the book consists of a list of stars, giving their designations, rise times and other basic data, along with plate numbers on which they were recorded. A hand-written essay, titled "Out-of-focus Work on ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
36

36. EAP1190/1/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/2
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates (13h42m to 16h00m) (B, A, F stars)
Scope & Content:
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 & ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
19

37. EAP1190/1/7/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/6
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 12: Boyden Observatory and surroundings
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the Boyden Observatory terrain and surroundings. The sky, with cloud, is prominently featured in each image. All the images are undated. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Boyden and surroundings". n/a. Extent: 9 glass plates. Size and dimensions of orig...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
9

38. EAP1190/1/7/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 20: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory, and its mounting, under construction. These form part of a series of images of the construction of this facility, which is dated to May 1932. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "60[inch] telesc no2". n/a. Extent...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
8

39. EAP1190/1/2/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/21
Title:
Log Book: 3-inch Ross (Plate Series RB) Programmes (1930 - 1934) (Book 2)
Scope & Content:
On the left inner board a summary is given, as "Patrol / T Program / Cluster mags. / Bok's program / mul. exposures?". However, the book only contains two programmes. The first is a wide-field sky patrol register, from 1930 January to 1934 April. Specific objects listed: Large Magellanic Cloud, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
33

40. EAP1190/1/2/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/25
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates: B, A, F stars (Book 1)
Scope & Content:
A list of young-type stars for a program of spectral photography ("1 prism. 60[minute] exposure."). For each star, basic data is listed, and stars of particular note are flagged. Several entries in the list are struck through, often followed by a pencilled number, which is possibly the correspon...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
35