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ESCOMBE, Harry (Sir)

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Amateur Astronomer

Photo Gallery: Escombe

Index:

Summary; History; Instruments; Source; Links

In brief :
Famous for:

Summary:
Escombe was instrumental in the creation of the Natal Observatory. He was a prominent businessman who worked closely with David Gill from the Cape Observatory on the project. He bought, with his own money, an 8-inch refractor from Grubb for 600 pounds for the observatory.
Historical background :
History:

Career:

Personal:

Instruments:

Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.

Sources:

Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.
Remaining Artifacts:

Bibliography:
Koorts, W.: The 1882 transit of Venus: The British expeditions to South Africa; MNASSA April 2004, Vol. 63 nos. 3 & 4, pp. 34 - 57.

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Related Internal Links:
Natal Observatory

 
Interesting Links:
Link to Objects Lost and / or Found.
Link to a short History of Astronomy in Southern Africa.
Link to a Time Line to see how Events on this page relates to the bigger time dimension.
Link to view the Achievements and other Interesting Aspects of Southern African Astronomers.
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources and the Archive.

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