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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000356b.htm person Dawes William AACR2 1762 1836 Place of Birth England Place of Death Antigua Astronomer Surveyor William Dawes, an officer of the marines, came to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 and established an observatory at Sydney on behalf of the British Board of Longitude.

Dawes arrived in Australia with the First Fleet as a Lieutenant in the Royal Marines, having served in the American War of Independence, and subsequently pursued studies in engineering and surveying. Equipped with meteorological and astronomical books and instruments provided by the Royal Astronomer, he immediately began construction of an observatory at what is now known as Dawes Point, near the southern pylon of the Harbour Bridge. Dawes' meteorological journal provides a detailed chronology of the early weather of the colony from September 1788 until his departure for England in December 1791. A Hundred Years of Science and Service, Bureau of Meteorology, 2001.

 Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1901) William Dawes' Observatory, Sydney Cove (1788 - c. 1791)

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 'Dawes, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dawes, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Australia: a study of warm environments and their effect on British settlement Taylor, Griffith Australia: a study of warm environments and their effect on British settlement London Methuen & Co. 1940 Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Journal Article: Dagelet and Dawes: their Meeting, their Instruments and the First Scientific Experiments on Australian Soil Morrison, Doug and Barko, Ivan Dagelet and Dawes: their Meeting, their Instruments and the First Scientific Experiments on Australian Soil 2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 20 1 1-40 Journal Article: Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales, 1778-1860 Russell, H.C. Astronomical and Meteorological Workers in New South Wales, 1778-1860 Sydney, NSW Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1 45-94 Journal Article: William Dawes, and Australia's First Observatory Laurie, P. S. William Dawes, and Australia's First Observatory 1988 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 29 469-482 Journal Article: William Dawes: Australia's First Meteorologist Orchiston, W. William Dawes: Australia's First Meteorologist 1989 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 30 359-360 Journal Article: W. Dawes and W. R. Dawes Marriott, R. A. W. Dawes and W. R. Dawes 1986 Journal of the British Astronomical Association 97 10 Book Section: Dawes, William (1762-1836), officer of marines, scientist and adminstrator Mander-Jones, Phyllis Dawes, William (1762-1836), officer of marines, scientist and adminstrator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1966 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H Douglas Pike 297-298 Book Section: William Dawes, 1762-1836 Howse, Derek William Dawes, 1762-1836 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: Gravitational conundrum: confusing clock-rate measurements on the "First Fleet" from England to Australia de Grijs, Richard Gravitational conundrum: confusing clock-rate measurements on the "First Fleet" from England to Australia 2022 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 25 4 737-44 Journal Article: Sydney's Scientific Beginnings: William Dawes' Observatories in Context de Grijs, Richard; Jacob, Andrew P. Sydney's Scientific Beginnings: William Dawes' Observatories in Context Cornell University 2021 arXiv:2101.08974 [physics.hist-ph] Journal Article: William Dawes: practical astronomy on the "First Fleet" from England to Australia de Grijs, Richard; and Jacob, Andrew P. William Dawes: practical astronomy on the "First Fleet" from England to Australia 2021 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 24 1 7-40 Journal Article: The unexpected appearance of Dawes' observatory on the "1808 Sydney Cove map" de Grijs, Richard The unexpected appearance of Dawes' observatory on the "1808 Sydney Cove map" 2022 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 25 1 83-90 Thesis: Vanguards of empire: the lives of William Dawes, Watkin Tench and George Worgan Clarke, Robert Michael Vanguards of empire: the lives of William Dawes, Watkin Tench and George Worgan Research School of Humanities and Arts, The Australian National University 2015 Conference Paper: William Dawes' Gravity Measurement in Sydney Cove, 1788 Bosloper, Case William Dawes' Gravity Measurement in Sydney Cove, 1788 2010 FIG Congress 2010: Facing the Challenges - Building the Capacity, Sydney, Australia 11-16 April 2010: TS 6M History of Surveying 14 Book: William Dawes' notebooks on the Aboriginal language of Sydney, 1790-1791 Nathan, D. William Dawes' notebooks on the Aboriginal language of Sydney, 1790-1791 London Hans Rausing Endangered Language Project and SOAS Library Special Collections, School of Oriental and African Studies 2009 Book: William Dawes: scientist governor, abolitionist: caught between science and religion de Grijs, Richard; and Jacob, Andrew William Dawes: scientist governor, abolitionist: caught between science and religion Cham, Switzeland Springer 2023 Review: Journal of astronomical history and heritage Lomb, Nick 2024 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 27 1 228-30 Review: Australian Historical Studies Nugent, Maria 2013 Australian Historical Studies 44 295-7 Book: 26 Views of the Starburst World: William Dawes at Sydney Cove 1788-91 Gibson, Ross 26 Views of the Starburst World: William Dawes at Sydney Cove 1788-91 Crawley, W.A. UWA Publishing 2012 Journal Article: Sydney's scientific beginnings: William Dawes' observatories in context de Grijs, Richard; and Jacob, Andrew P. Sydney's scientific beginnings: William Dawes' observatories in context 2021 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 24 1 41-73 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 William Dawes - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales William Dawes - Records 1788 - 1836 Dawes papers c1788-1836. (Many of his papers were destroyed after the death of one of his grandsons and others were lost in the hurricane of 1871 - Phyllis Mander-Jones). William Dawes William Dawes

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