An Endangered National Heritage Site -- The Cape Observatory
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| author | Glass, Ian |
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| contents | The SAAO Cape Town campus was declared a National Heritage Site in December 2018, just short of its 200th anniversary, but is now in a run-down condition. As the former Royal Observatory, it is the oldest scientific institution in South Africa and probably in all Africa. It has a fascinating and well-documented history and surely deserves better. For many years maintenance has been neglected and many of the old telescopes and buildings are in a poor state. They are beginning to show signs of serious decay. Some examples are given. |
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| spellingShingle | An Endangered National Heritage Site -- The Cape Observatory Glass, Ian Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics The SAAO Cape Town campus was declared a National Heritage Site in December 2018, just short of its 200th anniversary, but is now in a run-down condition. As the former Royal Observatory, it is the oldest scientific institution in South Africa and probably in all Africa. It has a fascinating and well-documented history and surely deserves better. For many years maintenance has been neglected and many of the old telescopes and buildings are in a poor state. They are beginning to show signs of serious decay. Some examples are given. |
| title | An Endangered National Heritage Site -- The Cape Observatory |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13456 |