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Sir
David Gill.
Courtesy of Africana Museum, Johannesburg. Source: Moore; Laing. |
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Courtesy
Royal Astronomical Society. Source: Warner, Astronomers
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Sir
David Gill circa 1905.
Source: MNASSA 1991, Vol. 50, No. 11, p. 122b. |
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The
Great Comet of 1882, discovered by Finlay.
This photo, taken by Gill, was the first ever photograph of a comet.
It led Gill to the realisation that phototgraphy can be used as a method
to study astronomy, and from this realisation the first photographic
star catalogues were made, for example the Cape
Photographic Catalogue
and the Cape
Photographic Durchmusterung.
Gill is considered as one of the pioneers of astrophotography.
Photo taken by Gill. Source: Moore. |
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Gill Medal. This is the highest award made by the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. |
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