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Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 424
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088729
South African History Online (2012) 'Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088729 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088729, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088729. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Fearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, dies in Simonstown. He was buried at the Royal Observatory.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088729.
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