A Catalogue of 7385 Stars, Chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere: Prepared from Observations Made in the Years 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826, at the Observatory at Paramatta, New South Wales, Founded by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
Excerpt from A Catalogue of 7385 Stars, Chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere: Prepared From Observations Made in the Years 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826, at the Observatory at Paramatta, New South Wales, Founded by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane It is proper to state that the Observatory was built, furnished with books and instruments, and conducted, during Sir Thomas Brisbane's government, solely at his expense. On his departure from the colony, in the end of 1825, he trans ferred the whole to the ...
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Excerpt from A Catalogue of 7385 Stars, Chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere: Prepared From Observations Made in the Years 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826, at the Observatory at Paramatta, New South Wales, Founded by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane It is proper to state that the Observatory was built, furnished with books and instruments, and conducted, during Sir Thomas Brisbane's government, solely at his expense. On his departure from the colony, in the end of 1825, he trans ferred the whole to the Colonial Government, who repaid the original cost of the instruments, and in 1826 appointed Mr. Rumker Astronomer. He returned to Europe in 1829, and Mr. Dunlop was appointed in his place, and arrived in the colony, for the second time, in the end of 1831. The Observatory is at present under his management. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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