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Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, dies in Cape Town. The town Maclea
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 95.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 13). Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, dies in Cape Town. The town Maclea. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088214
South African History Online (2012) 'Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, dies in Cape Town. The town Maclea', South African History Online, 13 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088214 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, dies in Cape Town. The town Maclea [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088214, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, dies in Cape Town. The town Maclea." South African History Online, 13 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088214. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sir Thomas Maclear, 3rd H.M.’s Astronomer at the Cape and close friend of David Livingstone, dies in Cape Town. The town Maclea." South African History Online. July 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088214.
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