LEADER 03878nam 2200469 450 001 9910767515403321 005 20231213075737.0 010 $a3-031-38774-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30980125 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30980125 035 $a(OCoLC)1412620412 035 $a(EXLCZ)9929128123600041 100 $a20231213d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWilliam Dawes $eScientist, Governor, Abolitionist /$fRichard de Grijs and Andrew Jacob 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2023] 210 4$d©2023 215 $a1 online resource (280 pages) 225 1 $aSpringer Biographies Series 311 08$aPrint version: de Grijs, Richard William Dawes Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 9783031387739 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Preface -- William Dawes' Family Tree -- Contents -- 1 Practical Astronomy on the 'First Fleet' from England to Australia -- 1.1 A Voyage to the Antipodes -- 1.2 An Astronomer on the First Fleet -- 1.3 Young William Dawes -- 1.4 Official 'First Fleet' Astronomer -- 1.5 Instrumentation for the New Observatory in New South Wales -- 1.6 En Route to Botany Bay -- 1.7 Uncharted Waters -- 1.8 Measurement Quality -- References -- 2 Scientific Beginnings: William Dawes' Observatories in Context -- 2.1 An Encounter with the French -- 2.2 An Observatory for the Colony -- 2.3 Completion of the Observatory and Routine Operations -- 2.4 A Memorial at Odds with the Historical Record -- 2.5 Sydney's Scientific Beginnings: Conclusion -- References -- 3 William Dawes: The Scientist, The Explorer, The Linguist -- 3.1 William Dawes, The Scientist -- 3.1.1 Astronomy -- 3.1.2 Gravity Measurements -- 3.1.3 Meteorology -- 3.2 William Dawes, The Explorer -- 3.3 William Dawes, The Linguist -- References -- 4 Frustrations and Friction -- 4.1 Dawes' Grievances -- 4.2 Phillip's Perspective -- 4.3 Insubordination -- 4.4 Moral Values -- 4.5 Homeward Bound -- References -- 5 Sierra Leone: Colonial Governance Against the Odds -- 5.1 The Sierra Leone Company -- 5.2 A First Taste of Sierra Leone -- 5.3 A Second Chance to Make a Difference -- 5.4 Master of the Royal Mathematical School -- 5.5 Witness to a House of Lords' Inquiry -- 5.6 Third Time Not So Lucky? -- 5.7 Church Missionary Society Matters -- 5.8 Sustained Persecution -- 5.9 Commissioner -- References -- 6 Pride and Prejudice in Antigua -- 6.1 A Last Overseas Posting -- 6.2 The English Harbour Sunday School -- 6.3 Church Missionary Society Representative -- 6.4 In Trouble -- 6.5 The Beginning of the End -- 6.6 Collapse of the Sunday Schools Network -- 6.7 Reflections on a Troubled Life -- References. 327 $a7 Astronomical Tent Observatories in the Late Eighteenth Century -- 7.1 Ship or Shore? -- 7.2 Captain Cook's Tent Observatories -- 7.3 Standard Equipment -- References -- 8 The Unexpected Appearance of Dawes' Observatory on the '1808 Sydney Cove Map' -- 8.1 Preamble: Sydney's First Observatory -- 8.2 The 1808 'Sydney Cove Map' -- 8.3 Detailed Map Analysis -- 8.3.1 Map Inscriptions -- 8.3.2 Source Material -- 8.3.3 A Confusing Timeline -- 8.3.4 Dawes' Observatory -- References -- Glossary -- Index. 410 0$aSpringer biographies. 606 $aAbolitionists$zGreat Britain$vBiography 607 $aAustralia$xHistory$y1788-1851$vBiography 615 0$aAbolitionists 676 $a326.0924 700 $aDe Grijs$b Richard$f1969-$0962222 702 $aJacob$b Andrew 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910767515403321 996 $aWilliam Dawes$93660438 997 $aUNINA