| MENZIES, Alexander [FRAS] . Professional Astronomer Born:1905 |
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| Famous for: . 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. |
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| 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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Link to the Telescope Manufacturers. |
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Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources. |
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| Remaining Artifacts: . 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 (Unpublished) MNASSA, Vol. 47, Nos. 7 & 8, 1988, August.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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| Related Internal Links: Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope. Radcliffe Observatory. |
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