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1. EAP1190/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2
Title:
Astronomical Log Books
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
969

2. EAP1190/1/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/1
Title:
Mazelspoort Meteorological Observations: 1927-1928 (No. 1).
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
28

3. EAP1190/1/2/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/24
Title:
Log Book: 24-inch Bruce Program (1931-1934)
Scope & Content:
The book, titled "24[inch] Ephemeris", lists co-ordinates of fields to be photographed with the 24-inch Bruce Doublet telescope at Boyden. Many entries of these lists have plate numbers written after them. The first list is titled "Most Urgent NEBULAR FIELDS", and contains a sub-table called "Co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
15

4. EAP1190/1/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/9
Title:
Mazelspoort Meteorological Observations: 1928 August 01 to 1933 December 31.
Scope & Content:
This register is the second volume of weather data recorded at Boyden. No title is written on the cover or spine. The volume gives daily weather information from 1928 August 01 to 1933 December 31. For each day, the minimum and maximum temperatures are recorded, along with a narrative descriptio...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
149

5. EAP1190/1/2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/10
Title:
Log Book: 1-inch Camera (Plate Series WI) (1925-1926)
Scope & Content:
Plate book for a 1-inch camera, listing plates taken from 1925 July 30 to 1926 October 02, from Arequipa (Peru) and Chuquicamata (Chile). A revealing note written on the title page, by John S. Paraskevopoulos and dated 1925 July describes the use of an eyepiece of the 13-inch Boyden refractor as...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
19

6. EAP1190/1/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/3
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates (7h0m to 12h59m) (Book 2)
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
26

7. EAP1190/1/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/4
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor (Plate Series X): Objective prism stellar spectra.
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
27

8. EAP1190/1/2/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/11
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates (13h00m to 21h24m) (Book 3)
Scope & Content:
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 book cover: "13-inch Boyden / Spec. / 13h0m - 21h24m / 3". A loose small label, "UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE (BELGIQUE)"...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
35

9. EAP1190/1/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/13
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Double Star Programme (1925)
Scope & Content:
List of double stars, arranged by Struve Number, giving basic data for each star, followed by pencilled-in plate numbers where applicable. From a label on the cover, the programme is dated 1925 November 03. n/a. Extent: 1 volume containing 28 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: L...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
33

10. 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