ASTRONOMICAL
SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
GALPIN, H C
Amateur Astronomer
Index:
The owner of the building which has now become the Observatory Museum in Grahamstown.
Summary:
Career:
Personal:
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
- Transit Instrument
- 8.5 inch Telescope
- Camera Obscura [only one in South Africa (Bulpin p.429)
- Meridian Room
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.
Bibliography:
Bulpin T.V., Discovering Southern Africa, p.429.
By Galpin:
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Internal Links:
Galpin
Observatory Museum.
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External Links:
Interesting Person:
Link to Objects Lost and / or Found.
Link to a short History of Astronomy in Southern Africa.
Link to a Time Line to see how Events on this page relates to the bigger time dimension.
Link to view the Achievements and other Interesting Aspects of Southern African Astronomers.
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.
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