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Guy Tachard, a French astronomer who set up an observatory in die Company Gardens in the Cape, makes his first observations.
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South African History Online. (2012, June 1). Guy Tachard, a French astronomer who set up an observatory in die Company Gardens in the Cape, makes his first observations.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085017
South African History Online (2012) 'Guy Tachard, a French astronomer who set up an observatory in die Company Gardens in the Cape, makes his first observations.', South African History Online, 1 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085017 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Guy Tachard, a French astronomer who set up an observatory in die Company Gardens in the Cape, makes his first observations. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085017, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Guy Tachard, a French astronomer who set up an observatory in die Company Gardens in the Cape, makes his first observations.." South African History Online, 1 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085017. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Guy Tachard, a French astronomer who set up an observatory in die Company Gardens in the Cape, makes his first observations.." South African History Online. June 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085017.
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Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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