Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland

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South African History Online. (2012, March 16). Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079340

South African History Online (2012) 'Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079340 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).

South African History Online, Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079340, (accessed 2 October 2026).

"Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079340. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, is born in Newton Stewart, Ireland." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079340.