The 1882 Transit of Venus: Observations from Wellington, South Africa
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Description: Describes the development of a higher education facility for women in South Africa and the events that led to the American scientific expedition to be able to view the astronomical phenomena. Page includes background of key participants, as well as photos of the original telescope and observatory.
The1882 Transit of Venus: Observations from Wellington, South Africa. Observations from Wellington, South Africa. During the late nineteenth century , the well-known Dutch Reformed minister in Wellington, identified the need for a higher educational institution for girls in South Africa. While on holiday in the Murray's seaside cottage, "Patmos" in Kalk Bay, he was reading a copy of Hitchcock's
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