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Case Study 12.2: The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Republic of South Africa Ian Glass Presentation and analysis of the site Geographical position: Observatory district, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, Republic
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Document Date: 2011-11-29 08:19:04


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City

Victoria / Dublin / Cape Town / London / Rotterdam / /

Company

Cox / de la Rue / Present / /

Continent

Africa / /

Country

United Kingdom / South Africa / /

Facility

McClean laboratory / McClean Building / Astrographic dome / Main Building / The McClean Building / National Library / Cambridge University Library / City’s harbour / South African Astronomical Observatory / Iziko South African Museum / The Main Building / The Photoheliograph Building / Gill Reversible Transit Circle building / Royal Observatory / Heliometer dome / Technical Building / McClean dome / Southern African Astronomical Observatory / /

IndustryTerm

limitedarea site / site management / steel / /

Movie

Cape of Good Hope / /

NaturalFeature

Table Bay / Cape Photographic Durchmusterung / Cape of Good Hope / /

OperatingSystem

Leopard / /

Organization

Cambridge University / Hydrographic Office / Royal Navy / South African National Heritage Agency / Public Record Office / African Large Telescope Foundation / National Research Foundation / /

Person

Brian Warner / Robert Hale / John Rennie / John Murray / Howard Grubb / Charles Piazzi Smyth / Herbert Baker / David Gill / Ian Glass / Thomas Henderson / /

Position

Astronomer-Artist / architect / first astronomer / naval architect / Astronomer / famous architect / /

Region

Southern Africa / South Africa / /

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