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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Published in:	Journal of Southern African Studies Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 663 - 688
Main Author:	Dubow, Saul
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2019
Subjects:	Karoo (South Africa) Radio astronomy observatories Astronomical observatory design & construction Southern sky (Astronomy) Radio telescopes Astronomical research
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost