ESCOMBE, Harry (Sir)
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Amateur Astronomer
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Summary; History; Instruments; Source; Links; Gallery
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Summary:
Escombe was instrumental in the creation of the Natal Observatory. He was a prominent businessman who worked closely with David Gill from the Cape Observatory on the project. He bought, with his own money, an 8-inch refractor from Grubb for 600 pounds for the observatory.
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Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.
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Bibliography:
Koorts, W.: The 1882 transit of Venus: The British expeditions to South Africa; MNASSA April 2004, Vol. 63 nos. 3 & 4, pp. 34 – 57.
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Harry Escombe, a close friend of Nevill and the main mover in the constucting and equipping of the Natal Observatory.
Photo Courtesy of the Local History Museum, Durban. Source: Gray [unpublished]