Astronomy
Sydney Observatory guide
A large number of the Observatory’s records, along with records relating to an earlier observatory based in Parramatta, are held in our Collection and provide an intriguing resource for the history of science in Australia.
Convict Sydney
William Dawes
Officer of marines, scientist, astronomer, engineer, surveyor, teacher and administrator
Convict Sydney
David Sturrman
Chief of the Khoi of the Cape of South Africa, David Stuurman (also Steerman/Sherman) was a resistance fighter who had been captured by the British
Convict Sydney
Charles Anderson
Some hapless individuals experienced the full horrors of convict transportation. It was no wonder that some, like Anderson, endured periods of mental instability
On This Day
9 Dec 1874 - Transit of Venus observed
On 9 December 1874 at 11:30am Henry Chamberlain Russell witnessed the first Transit of Venus at the Sydney Observatory in 105 years