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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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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 10 August 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 10 August 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 10 Aug. 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.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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