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==Plot==
Danielle Rooke (loosely based on Dawes) is a self possessed boy whose parents seek to better his prospects in life by having him brought to the attention of important people and thus given opportunities others of his station in life may not have had. Among them is the [[Astronomer Royal]]. He is a mathematical [[Genius (disambiguation)|prodigy]] but must keep this or else be victimised by adults and fellow students.
After graduating from the [[Royal Naval College, Portsmouth]], he takes up a commission in the Royal Marines. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he is almost killed by a falling [[spar (sailing)|spar]], and takes several years to recover.
Just before the First Fleet sails for what is be the [[penal colony]] of New South Wales, he is invited by the Astronomer Royal to take instruments and observe the passage of a predicted comet. He accepts, and is also in the company of another officer (Silk) who he had known during the war.
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