200 Years of Astronomy in South Africa: From the Royal Observatory to the 'Big Bang' of the Square Kilometre Array.

South Africa has been an important site for southern hemisphere astronomy since La Caille's observations in the 1750s. A new phase of international significance now dawns as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is being assembled in the Karoo. This huge project forms part of an international consortium...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Southern African Studies Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 663 - 688
Autor principal:	Dubow, Saul
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2019
Materias:	Karoo (South Africa) Radio astronomy observatories Astronomical observatory design & construction Southern sky (Astronomy) Radio telescopes Astronomical research
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