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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-05-26 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-06-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008054b.htm person Bayly William AACR2 1737 1810 Place of Birth Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Place of Death Portsea, Hampshire, United Kingdom Astronomer William Bayly was an astronomer who worked as an assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, where he was involved in testing experimental chronometers designed for the determination of longitude. During this period, on the recommendation of the Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne, he was sent to North Cape, Norway, to observe the transit of Venus. Bayly was appointed Astronomer in H.M.S. Adventure for James Cook's second voyage of discovery in the Southern and Pacific Oceans. Together with William Wales, astronomer in the accompanying ship H.M.S. Resolution, Bayly made observations to determine longitude using the experimental chronometers. The results of their work were published in 1777. By then Bayly had embarked in H.M.S. Discovery on Cook's third voyage of exploration in the Pacific Ocean. On returning from the expedition Bayly became Headmaster at the Royal Academy, Portsmouth, a position he held for over 20 years. 1766 1771 Career position - Assistant, Royal Observatory, Greenwich April 1769 August 1769 Career event - In North Cape, Norway, to observe the transit of Venus July 1772 July 1775 Career position - Astronomer, H.M.S. Adventure for James Cook's second voyage July 1776 October 1780 Career position - Astronomer, H.M.S. Discovery for James Cook's third voyage 1785 1807 Career position - Headmaster, Royal Academy, Portsmouth, United Kingdom 1807 1807 Life event - Retired Furneaux, Tobias (1735 - 1781)

Astronomer, H.M.S. Adventure under command of Furneaux

 Wales, William (1734? - 1798) H.M.S. Discovery [I], Royal Navy (1774 - 1797)

Astronomer for James Cook's third voyage

 H.M.S. Adventure, Royal Navy (1770 - 1811)

Astronomer for James Cook's second voyage

 'Bayly, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, History of Australian Science Research Group Bayly, William Swinburne University of Technology, Office of the Chief Scientist Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The original observations, made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and around the world, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Adventure, in the years MDCCLLXXII, MDCCLLXXIII, MDCCLLXXIV, and MDCCLLXXV Wales, William and Bayly, William The original observations, made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and around the world, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Adventure, in the years MDCCLLXXII, MDCCLLXXIII, MDCCLLXXIV, and MDCCLLXXV London W. and A. Strahan 1777 Book: The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage to the Northern Pacific Ocean, for the discovery of a North East or North West passage : wherein the north west coast of America and north east coast of Asia were explored in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years MDCCLXXVI, MDCCLXXVII, MDCCLXXVIII, MDCCLXXIX, and MDCCLXXX Cooke [sic], James. King, James and Bayly, william The original astronomical observations made in the course of a voyage to the Northern Pacific Ocean, for the discovery of a North East or North West passage : wherein the north west coast of America and north east coast of Asia were explored in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years MDCCLXXVI, MDCCLXXVII, MDCCLXXVIII, MDCCLXXIX, and MDCCLXXX London Printed by William Richardson 1782 Journal Article: From Transit of Venus to Teaching Navigation: the Work of William Wales Orchiston, Wayne and Howse, D. From Transit of Venus to Teaching Navigation: the Work of William Wales 2000 Journal of Navigation 53 156-166 Book Section: Bayly, William (1737 - 1810), astronomer Hunt, William Bayly, William (1737 - 1810), astronomer New York Macmillan and Co. 1885 Dictionary of national biography, 1885-1900, volume 3: Baker - Beadon Stephen Leslie 452 Edited Book: The 'Resolution' Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster, 1772-1775 Hoare, Michael E. The 'Resolution' Journal of Johann Reinhold Forster, 1772-1775 London Hakluyt Society 1982