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| RCMS 73 |
Foundation stones in Manoharpur |
| RCMS 74 |
Lord Ellenborough's ideas on Indian policy |
| RCMS 75 |
Papers and photographs of Reginald Pringle |
| RCMS 76 |
Indian scrapbooks of the Haig family |
| RCMS 77 |
Indian nursing collection of Diana Hartley |
| RCMS 78 |
Papers of the Bombay Club |
| RCMS 79 |
Kashmir diaries of Alan Gardner-Waterman |
| RCMS 8 |
Who built the bandwagon? A study of the founders of the Colonial Society of 1868 |
| RCMS 80 |
The Vale of Kashmir seen under a cloud |
| RCMS 81 |
Journal of a voyage to India |
| RCMS 82 |
The sea prospect of Fort St. George |
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Astronomical calculations in Asia
| Title |
Astronomical calculations in Asia |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 69 |
| Creator |
Clementi, Sir, Cecil, 1875-1947, Knight and colonial administrator |
| Covering Dates |
1907–1911 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box; paper; Mixed |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Sir Cecil Clementi (1875-1947) was born in Cawnpore on 1 September 1875. He attended St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, and was posted to Hong Kong in 1899, where he was a land officer and police magistrate, 1903-1906. He travelled widely before becoming Colonial Secretary of British Guiana, 1913-1922, and of Ceylon, 1922-1925. Clementi was Governor of Hong Kong, 1925-1930, and Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay States, 1930-1934. He died in High Wycombe on 5 April 1947.
Calculations made during Clementi's journey through India, Tibet and China, 1907-1908.
Presented by Lady Clementi.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Astronomical calculations in Asia, RCMS 69 |
| Further information |
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The R.C.S. Photograph Collection includes photographs of Clementi's visit to Kelantan, 18 June 1930 (BAM 6/20), and to Kuala Krai, Ulu Kenantan, 19 June 1930 (BAM 6/21).
Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS. The biographical history was compiled with reference to the entry on Sir Cecil Clementi in L.G. Wickham Legg and E.T. Williams, eds, 'Dictionary of national biography', 1941-1950 (Oxford University Press, 1959), pp. 156-158.
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| China |
| India |
| Tibet |
| Clementi, Sir Cecil (1875-1947) Knight and colonial administrator |
| RCS/RCMS 69 contains: |
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Astronomical calculations, vol. I. A computation of astronomical observations taken between Kashgar and Turahdan, 31 July-31 August 1907, Kuchar and Tuxun, 1-19 September, Turfán and T'ou Shue, 20 September-12 October, and Ch'i Koa Ching and An Hsi Chou, 13-31 October.
1 volume; paper; Manuscript. |
31 July 1907–31 Oct. 1907 |
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Astronomical calculations, vol. II. A computation of astronomical observations taken between An Hsi Chou and Kan Chou Fu, 1-20 November 1907, Tung Loa Fan Heien and Yüä Chia Háug Tao, 22 November-12 December, Kán Ts'ao Tien and Tu Nai, 13 December 1907-12 March 1908, and Lang Sheng T'ing and Shek Lung, 13-27 March 1908; astronomical observations taken at Shöng P'eng Shöng Höü, 28 March 1908; and eleven observations of the moon for longitude, 1907-1908.
1 volume; Manuscript. |
1 Nov. 1907–28 Mar. 1908 |
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3
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Summary of geographical observations. Observations taken during a journey from Kashgar to Kowloon, 1907-1908, 112 pages.
1 volume; Printed. |
1911 |
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