MENZIES, Alexander [FRAS]
Professional
Astronomer
Born:1905
Died:1988
Index:
Summary:
Menzies joined the Cape Observatory right after school in 1923, as an "unestablished computer". He worked mainly with the transit department using the meridian circle. He also ran the time service, which among other things fired the naval signal gun on Signal Hill at noon each day. Under an agreement, Menzies also did observing with the 74-inch telescope, then at Radcliffe Observatory.
History:
Career:
1923 (February 1): Joined Cape
Observatory.
1924 (February 24): Appointed Junior Assistant.
1935 - 1965: Secretary of A.S.S.A.
1938: Elected Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society.
Promoted to Higher Observatory Officer.
1965:President of A.S.S.A.
1967: Retire
Personal:
1905: Born.
1967 (June 30): Retire to Hermanus.
1988: Died.
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Bibliography:
Smits, P., A Brief History of Astronomy in Southern Africa. (Unpublished)
MNASSA, Vol. 47, Nos. 7 & 8, 1988, August.
MNASSA, Vol. 53, Nos. 9 & 10, 1994, October.
By Menzies:
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Radcliffe Observatory.
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