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The
offices and library of the Radcliffe Observatory with the dome of the
74 inch telescope in the background.
Source: A.S.S.A. Archives: Peter Smits Collection |
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The City Council of Pretoria got the name wrong, it
is suppose to be Canopus Street. When this was
pointed out the Council, to great amusement of the astronomical community,
requested that the name of the star be changed rather than the streetsign.
Source:
Moore
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