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171. EAP1190/1/6/5/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/5/31
Title:
Office Building, Boyden Observatory.
Scope & Content:
Entrance near right edge. Short paved pathway lined by white-washed rocks. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 9cm, width 14cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (foxing, curled, halation, water damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

172. EAP1190/1/7/4/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/4/4
Title:
Cloudscape seen from Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Cloudscape seen from Boyden Observatory with the Residence garden in foreground. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

173. EAP1190/1/7/4/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/4/5
Title:
Cloudscape seen from Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Cloudscape seen from Boyden Observatory with the Residence garden in foreground. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

174. 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

175. EAP1190/1/6/7/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/33
Title:
eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372).
Scope & Content:
Circular image, white background, overexposed. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 20cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (dirty, curled, edge damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-R...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

176. 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

177. 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

178. 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

179. EAP1190/1/6/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/1/3
Title:
ADH mirror cell separated from tube.
Scope & Content:
Cassegrain hole clearly visible. See PB15_0017. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 7cm, width 7cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (curled, water damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

180. EAP1190/1/6/2/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/2/26
Title:
Constructing the engine shed.
Scope & Content:
Crane lifting mechanical component in to the engine shed. PB02_0026, PB02_0030, and PB02_0033 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 14cm, width 8cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (curled, faded, dog-eared). Author(s)/...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1