Rev. Robert Evans further papers

fonds

1961-2013

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9648711

0.66 metres of textual material (4 boxes) - manuscript, typescript
75 photographs - digital, TIFF, some black and white
10 photographs - digital, JPEG, some black and white
1 photograph - digital, PNG, black and white
3 photographs - digital, BMP, black and white
1 text file (92 pages) - digital, Microsoft Word

Robert Evans (b. 1937) is a minister of the Uniting Church and served as a
circuit minister until his retirement in 1998. Evans was born in Sydney, and graduated from the University of Sydney where he majored in philosophy and modern history. He is also an amateur astronomer and holds the all-time record for visual discoveries of supernovae. In 1988 he was awarded the OAM for contributions to science, particularly astronomy, involving observations and discoveries of
supernovae in other galaxies.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

SERIES 1
Collection of astronomical observation records and related articles, reports and correspondence compiled by The Rev. Robert Owen Evans, 1961-2013.

SERIES 2
Photographs of galaxies and supernovae / Rev. Robert Evans

SERIES 3
The history of supernova hunting to the year 2000

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