Biographical entry Scott, William (1825 - 1917)

Summary

William Scott was Colonial Astronomer, New South Wales 1856-1862 and instituted the collection of meteorological records of New South Wales.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• William Scott - Records, 1856 - 1917; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

St Paul's College Archives, University of Sydney

• William Scott - Records, 1865 - 1878; St Paul's College Archives, University of Sydney. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Cable, K. J., 'Scott, William (1825-1917)', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 97-98. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060112b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Orchiston, Wayne, 'Mission Impossible: William Scott and the First Sydney Observatory Directorship', Journal of Astronomical Historyand Heritage, vol. 1, no. 1, 1998, pp. 21-43. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Scott, William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462212. Details

See also

• Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P000136. Details
• Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000136. Details