Cape Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cape_Observatory

GPTKB entity

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