William Dawes

Part 1: 1762 (b.)–1787.-  William Dawes’ Rise as a Promising Scientist.- Correspondence with the Board of Longitude.- Astronomical observations on the First Fleet from England to Australia.- Part 2: 1788–1791.- Arrival in New South Wales, Establishment of Dawes' Observatory.- Lapérouse Expedition: Dawes–Dagelet Correspondence.-Patyegarang/Gadigal-Eora Indigenous Language Pursuits.- Military Events, Altercation with Governor Arthur Phillip.- Exploration and mapping of the colony of New South Wales.- Part 3:1792–1836 (d.).- Sierra Leone. Abolition of Slavery Campaign.- Later Life.