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The Cloth Over Table Mountain, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

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Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

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The Eastern Face

Douglas Metcalfe of the South African Astronomical Observatory on March 27, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. Metcalfe stands alongside the 115 year...

McLean telescope restored after 115 years

Douglas Metcalfe of the South African Astronomical Observatory on March 27, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. Metcalfe stands alongside the 115 year...

McLean telescope restored after 115 years

heliometer, royal observatory, cape town, south africa, woodcut, published 1897 - observatory cape town stock illustrations

Heliometer, Royal Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa, woodcut, published 1897

Young African school girl shares a joke with her volunteer literacy teacher during a reading session in a classroom in Observatory Primary School,...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

The Royal Observatory, Cape Town, [South Africa], 1857. '...however numerous observations may be in the northern hemisphere, [astronomers] will be...

The Royal Observatory

Cape Town, South Africa, Aerial view of Valkenberg Hospital and the South African Astronomical Observatory district of Observatory, Cape Town.

Cape Town, South Africa, Aerial view of Valkenberg Hospital and the South African Astronomical Observatory district of Observatory, Cape Town.

Kitchen employees at Diva's, a popular restaurant in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, continue to prepare lunch time meals in the...

Kitchen employees at Diva's, a popular restaurant in Observa

Notice board describes business at Diva's, a popular restaurant in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, after a power failure on Friday,...

A notice board describes business at Diva's, a popular resta

Kitchen employees at Diva's, a popular restaurant in Observatory, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, continue to prepare lunch-time meals in the...

Kitchen employees at Diva's, a popular restaurant in Observa

One of 19 photographs from the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa showing the French astronomer Nicholas-Louis Lacaille's wall...

Wall Sundial, Cape Town, South Africa, 1909.

Photograph showing the Astrographic Telescope used at the Cape Observatory, South Africa for the 'Carte du Ciel' photographic sky survey. The...

Astrographic telescope, Cape Town Observatory, 1909.

Photograph of an equatorially mounted heliometer, of 7 inch aperture, at the Cape Observatory, in South Africa. Made by Repsold and Sons, Hamburg in...

Seven inch heliometer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1909.

Photograph of the reversible transit circle, an astronomical measuring instrument, at the Cape Observatory, in South Africa. Made by T Cooke & Sons...

Reversible transit circle, Cape Town, South Africa, 1909.

Photograph of the reversible transit circle, an astronomical measuring instrument, at the Cape Observatory, in South Africa. Made by T Cooke & Sons...

Reversible transit circle, Cape Town, South Africa, 1909.

Photograph of the observatory building for the reversible transit circle at the Cape Observatory, South Africa. Made by T Cooke & Sons Ltd, the...

Observatory building for reversible transit circle, Cape Town, South Africa, 1909.

Photograph of the site, shown by stone markers, of the observatory erected by the Reverend Fearson Fallows during 1820. Lying within the ground of...

Site of the observatory of the Reverend Fearon Fallows, 1909.

Entitled �The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough�, this is one of only 25 prints made in 1890 from the original negative. This was the only image...

Early photograph of William Herschel�s telescope at Slough, 1839.

Dr. Petri Vaisanen from the South African Astronomical in Observatory on March 13, 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Petri Vaisanen from the South African Astronomical in Observatory South Africa

Dr. Petri Vaisanen from the South African Astronomical in Observatory on March 13, 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Petri Vaisanen from the South African Astronomical in Observatory South Africa

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Skate Boarding Cape Dutch Style

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Skate Boarding Cape Dutch Style

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Devils Peak, Table Mountain

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Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

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Rush Hour Traffic In Observatory

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The Suburban Mountainous Landscape of Observatory

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The African Sacred Ibis, Liesbeeck River, Observatory, Table Mountain

observatory, the liesbeeck river and neighbouring table mountain - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

observatory, the liesbeeck river and neighbouring table mountain - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

observatory, the liesbeeck river and neighbouring table mountain - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

observatory, the liesbeeck river and neighbouring table mountain - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

observatory, the liesbeeck river and neighbouring table mountain - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

Observatory, The Liesbeeck River and neighbouring Table Mountain

the table cloth - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Table Cloth

the cloth over table mountain, observatory, cape town, south africa - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Cloth Over Table Mountain, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

the eastern face - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Eastern Face

the eastern face - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Eastern Face

the eastern face - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Eastern Face

the eastern face - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Eastern Face

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Liesbeeck River, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

the cloth over table mountain, observatory, cape town, south africa - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Cloth Over Table Mountain, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

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Liesbeeck River, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

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Liesbeeck River, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

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A Fallen Tree. Liesbeeck River, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

the cloth over table mountain, observatory, cape town, south africa - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

The Cloth Over Table Mountain, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Female teacher shows a young African girl how to write in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. The volunteer teachers...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

An African school child looks at her volunteer literacy teacher in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. The teacher is...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

Female volunteer assists an African school-girl as she reads a literacy exercise in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

Young African school girl looks at her teacher as she discusses the exercise with a volunteer literacy teacher in a classroom in Observatory Primary...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

Young African school girl holds her glasses and has a lively conversation with her reading coach in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

Young African boy practices writing with a volunteer teacher in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. The volunteer...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

Young African school children line up in a queue waiting to go into their classroom in the corridor of Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South...

South Africa - Cape Town - Child Education

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 21, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 21, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 21, 2025

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 21, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 21, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 21, 2025

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 21, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 21, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 21, 2025

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 13, 2025

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 13, 2025

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 13, 2025

with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame).
the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape.
minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images — with a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). the beautiful azure sea of hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. minamiizu town, kamo district, shizuoka, japan - july 13, 2025 - observatory cape town stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images

With a folded electric bicycle (carbon frame). The beautiful azure sea of Hrizohama beach overlooked from the observatory on the cape. Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan - July 13, 2025