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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073272

South African History Online (2012) 'The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073272 (Accessed: 21 September 2026).

South African History Online, The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073272, (accessed 21 September 2026).

"The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073272. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Herschel School opens in Claremont, Cape Town. It is named after Sir John Frederick William Herschel, British astronomer an." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073272.