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The Herschel MedalSir John Herschel was one of the foremost astronomers in South Africa's. The South African Literary and Scientific Institute presented Herschel with a gold medal. This medal was Herschel's favourite belonging. The medal was stolen from the South African Museum (now Iziko Museum). [Personal communication with Cliff Turk; CL] (Unconfirmed information: Apparently the company that cast the original medal still exists and has the mold. An effort was made to recast the medal but nothing came of it. If anyone has more reliable information, please contact me.) |
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| 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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Director Historical Section: Chris de Coning - siriusa@absamail.co.za Webmaster: Christian Hettlage - webmaster@assa.saao.ac.za |
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