Back المرصد الملكى راس الرجاء الصالح ARZ Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope German Real Observatorio del Cabo de Buena Esperanza Spanish Observatoire royal du cap de Bonne-Espérance French מצפה הכוכבים המלכותי בכף התקווה הטובה HE Osservatorio Reale del Capo di Buona Speranza Italian Balai Cerap Diraja Tanjung Harapan Malay Royal Observatory (Sydafrika) Swedish Обсерваторія мису Доброї Надії Ukrainian Đài thiên văn Hoàng gia, Mũi Hảo Vọng Vietnamese
 Main building of the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope | |
| Organization | South African Astronomical Observatory |
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| Observatory code | 051  |
| Location | Observatory, Cape Town |
| Coordinates | 33°56′05″S 18°28′39″E / 33.9347°S 18.4776°E |
| Altitude | 15m |
| Established | 20 October 1820 |
| Closed | 31 December 1971 |
  Location of Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope | |
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The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, is a former scientific institution in South Africa.[1] Founded by the British Board of Longitude in 1820, its main building is now the headquarters building of the South African Astronomical Observatory.
The institution was located on a small hill 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east from the centre of Cape Town. During the succeeding century a suburb of the city formed in the area; the suburb was named Observatory after the pre-existing Royal Observatory. It was declared a National Heritage Site in December 2018[2] and has also been the subject of an ICOMOS/IAU Case Study as a World Heritage Site.[3]
- ^ Royal Society of South Africa (1977). Brown, Alexander Claude (ed.). A History of Scientific Endeavour in South Africa: A Collection of Essays Published on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Royal Society of South Africa. Cape Town: Royal Society of South Africa. p. 60.
- ^ "National Gazette No 42127, 2018". S.A. Government.
- ^ "Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Republic of South Africa". UNESCO.