Dawes's Meteorological Journal
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A significant contribution to the early colonial history of Australia, Dawes's Meteorological Journal presents the meticulous weather observations recorded by Lieutenant William Dawes during the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove in the late eighteenth century. Dawes, a Royal Marines officer and one of the First Fleet's most scientifically minded members, was tasked by the Board of Longitude in London to establish an observatory and record atmospheric conditions — making his journal one of the earliest systematic scientific records produced on Australian soil. Published as Bureau of Meteorology Historical Note No. 1, this work chronicles Dawes's pioneering contributions to Australian science and situates his observations within the broader context of Enlightenment-era natural inquiry. The journal stands as both a primary historical document and a testament to the intellectual ambitions that accompanied the founding of the colony of New South Wales.
Author: Robert J. M. Fife
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A significant contribution to the early colonial history of Australia, Dawes's Meteorological Journal presents the meticulous weather observations recorded by Lieutenant William Dawes during the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove in the late eighteenth century. Dawes, a Royal Marines officer and one of the First Fleet's most scientifically minded members, was tasked by the Board of Longitude in London to establish an observatory and record atmospheric conditions — making his journal one of the earliest systematic scientific records produced on Australian soil. Published as Bureau of Meteorology Historical Note No. 1, this work chronicles Dawes's pioneering contributions to Australian science and situates his observations within the broader context of Enlightenment-era natural inquiry. The journal stands as both a primary historical document and a testament to the intellectual ambitions that accompanied the founding of the colony of New South Wales.