Person
Curlewis, Harold Burnham
- Born
- Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Occupation
- Astronomer and Meteorologist
Summary
Harold Curlewis was Acting Government Astronomer and Meteorologist in Western Australia 1912-1920 and Government Astronomer 1920-1940. He managed to keep the Perth Observatory open in face of government opposition.
Archival resources
Perth Observatory
- Harold Burnham Curlewis - Records, 1912 - 1940; Perth Observatory. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Curlewis, Harold Burnham', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476602. Details
Theses
- Stevenson, T., 'Measuring the stars and observing the less visible: Australia's participation in the Astrographic Catalogue and Carte du Ciel', Thesis, University of Sydney, 2015, 381 pp. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_c.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 February 2024
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