Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 20). Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072960

South African History Online (2012) 'Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town.', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072960 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072960, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town.." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072960. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town.." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072960.