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HARDINS, G A

Professional Astronomer

Photo Gallery: Harding

Index:

Summary; History; Instruments; Source; Links

In brief :
Famous for:
Officer  in charge of Cape Observatory between 1969 and 1973.

Summary:
Harding  was never director (H. M. Astronomer) of the Cape Observatory.  He was the officer in charge during the change over period when the Combined South African Observatories (now S.A.A.O.)  were formed.
Historical background :
History:

Career:
Radcliffe Observatory.
Royal Greenwich Observatory.
1969 - 1973: Officer in charge of Cape Observatory.

Personal:

Instruments:

Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.

Sources:

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

Bibliography:
Laing, J.D. (ed.), The Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope 1820  - 1970 Sesquicentennial Offerings, p. 18.
Moore, P. & Collins, P., Astronomy in Southern Africa, p. 86.   (General Source)
Smits, P., A Brief History of Astronomy in Southern Africa. (Unpublished)

By Harding:
Links:

Related Internal Links:
Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope.

 
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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