For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.

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01Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082116

South African History Online (2012) 'For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082116 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082116, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082116. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082116.