Collection

One of nineteen photographs taken by the Royal Observatory

PART OF:
Nineteen photographs of instruments and stars fields taken at the Royal Observatory
Made:
1909 in Cape Town and South Africa

One of nineteen photographs taken by the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing M. Lacailles' wall sundial in Cape Town.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1909-211/7
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall (mount): 405 x 355 x 1.5 mm
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), timepieces and sundials
credit:
Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope

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