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Cape Observatory
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Cape_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
astronomer
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkbp:closed
1972
gptkbp:country
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:established
1820
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:heritageStatus
gptkb:cultural_heritage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Cape Observatory
gptkbp:latitude
-33.9361
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:longitude
18.4775
gptkbp:notableDirector
gptkb:Thomas_Maclear
gptkb:Herschel_family
gptkb:David_Gill
gptkbp:notableFinds
measurement of arc of meridian
gptkbp:purpose
astronomer
gptkbp:telescopeType
gptkb:meridian_circle
astronomer
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:CPD−59°2627
gptkb:Cape_Zone_Catalogue_(Second_Series)
gptkb:Repsold_meridian_circle
gptkb:Annals_of_the_Cape_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8