William Dawes : scientist, governor, abolitionist: caught between science and religion / Richard de Grijs, Andrew Jacob.
Grijs, Richard de, author.; Jacob, Andrew, author.
2023
QB36.D38
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Title William Dawes : scientist, governor, abolitionist: caught between science and religion / Richard de Grijs, Andrew Jacob.
Author Grijs, Richard de, author.
ISBN 9783031387746 (electronic bk.)
3031387740 (electronic bk.)
9783031387739
3031387732
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38774-6
Published Cham : Springer, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-38774-6 doi
Call Number QB36.D38
Dewey Decimal Classification 520.92
Summary This book describes William Dawes life and professional achievements. William Dawes was a British Marine serving as the official astronomer on board the First Fleet making the 17871788 voyage from Britain to the new colony of New South Wales. Between 1788 and 1791, Dawes established not one but two observatories within a kilometre of Sydneys present-day city centre, a full seven decades before the construction of Sydneys historical Observatory at Dawes Point, today a stones throw from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In this comprehensive biography, the authors discuss William Dawes life and his considerable impactas astronomer, engineer, surveyor, ordnance officer and intellectual centre pointon the early colony in New South Wales (in essence, his impact on the earliest history of Sydney as a settlement) and, subsequently, on the British colonies of Sierra Leone on the West African coast and Antigua in the West Indies. Dawes life and professional achievements are closely linked to the earliest history of Sydney as a British settlement. He is often considered a man of high morals, and as such his interactions with the local populations in New South Wales, Sierra Leone and Antigua were mostly deemed respectful and above reproach. He is seen a truly enlightened individual, far ahead of his time. The authors of this book have a significant track record of successful and engaging communication of complex concepts in physics and astronomy with experts and non-experts alike. This biography touches on numerous aspects related to 18th century maritime navigation (sailing on the stars), societal relationships, the exploration of newly discovered lands, as well as the early history of Sydney and New South Wales, and the colonial histories of Sierra Leone and the West Indies. As such, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from scholars in the history of science and maritime navigation, to history enthusiasts ranging from local historians on Australias eastern seaboard to members of the public with a keen interest in British colonial history.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Jacob, Andrew, author.
Series Springer biographies, 2365-0613
Available in Other Form William Dawes.
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Part 1: 1762 (b.)1787
William Dawes Rise as a Promising Scientist
Correspondence with the Board of Longitude
Astronomical observations on the First Fleet from England to Australia
Part 2: 17881791
Arrival in New South Wales, Establishment of Dawes' Observatory
Laprouse Expedition: DawesDagelet Correspondence.-Patyegarang/Gadigal-Eora Indigenous Language Pursuits
Military Events, Altercation with Governor Arthur Phillip
Exploration and mapping of the colony of New South Wales
Part 3:17921836 (d.)
Sierra Leone. Abolition of Slavery Campaign
Later Life.

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