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Source:
A.S.S.A. Archives: Peter Smits Collection
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Detailed
plan of the superstructure for the dome of the 8 inch Grubb equatorial
and the transit room equipped with the 3 inch Troughton and Simms transit
telescope.
Source: Gray [unpublished] |
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Natal
Observatory drawings for the concrete piers to support the equatorial
and transit telescopes.
Source: Gray [unpublished] |
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The
dome for the Natal Observatory under construction in the U.K. before
shipment to South Africa.
Source: Gray [unpublished]) |
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