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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1190/1 Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

91. EAP1190/1/1/89

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/89
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of l Carinae (1 of 3).
Scope & Content:
Observations of l Car (Ch 3495). Consists of several registers of observations (1891 April 07 to 1931 August 14). Found unboxed, stacked in a display case, pile 4 of 6. R number unknown. n/a. Extent: Approximately 235 loose, unnumbered pages (243 blank sides). Size and dimensions of original ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
235

92. EAP1190/1/1/90

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/90
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of l Carinae (2 of 3).
Scope & Content:
Observations of l Car (Ch 3495). Consists of notes, diagrams, several registers of observations (1891 April 07 to 1914 July 30), and original observations (1891 April 07 to 1894 July 04). Also included is a light curve of K (kappa?) Pavonis and T Crucis. Found unboxed, stacked in a display case,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
172

93. EAP1190/1/1/91

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/91
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of l Carinae (3 of 3).
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
210

94. EAP1190/1/1/92

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/92
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of R Sculptoris (1 of 2).
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
196

95. EAP1190/1/1/93

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/93
Title:
A. W. Roberts' handwritten notes and observations of R Sculptoris (2 of 2).
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
235

96. EAP1190/1/1/94

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/94
Title:
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 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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
244

97. EAP1190/1/1/95

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/1/95
Title:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
234

98. 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

99. 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

100. 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