South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town

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Title: South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town
Creator: Cape Argus Photographer
Subject: Infrastructure, Landscapes, Telescopes, Observatories
Description: The royal Observatory tucked behind the trees near the Liesbeek River. The Sutherland Observatory, contrary to poopular belief, has not made this one obsolete. Here, most of the analytical and reduction work is done by Sir Richard Woolley, director of the new South African Astronomical Observatory. The Royal Observatory, tucked away behind the trees near the Liesbeek River, Observatory - a recent aerial picture of the complex rarely seen by the public.
Publisher: University of Cape Town. Libraries
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Date: 02/11/1974
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Format: black-and-white photographs, Still image, Image/jpeg
Identifier: islandora:15576
Source: va_independent_S18F_007.jpg, S18F Observatory
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Coverage: Observatory (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa)
Rights: Copyright held by Independent Newspapers. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please email argpix@inl.co.za