Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Observatory,_Cape_of_Good_Hope
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:address gptkb:Observatory,_Cape_Town
gptkbp:buildingType astronomer
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:firstDirector gptkb:Fearon_Fallows
gptkbp:founded 1820
gptkbp:founder gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:South_African_National_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
gptkbp:latitude -33.9347
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:longitude 18.4775
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
1972
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Harold_Spencer_Jones
gptkb:Sir_John_Herschel
gptkb:Sydney_Samuel_Hough
gptkb:David_Gill
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Cape_Photographic_Durchmusterung
measurement of the arc of the meridian
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:6-inch_Refractor
gptkb:Maclear's_Circle
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Thomas_Maclear
gptkb:William_Henry_Finlay
gptkb:Robert_T._A._Innes
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Cape_Photographic_Durchmusterung_catalogue
gptkbp:openToPublic limited
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:South_African_Astronomical_Observatory
gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:purpose astronomical research
gptkbp:status historic observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Her_Majesty's_Astronomer_at_the_Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkb:Astronomical_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6