One of nineteen photographs taken by 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.

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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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One of nineteen photographs taken by the Royal Observatory

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