Thomas Maclear
(1794-1879)

man

Died aged c. 85

Sir Thomas Maclear (17 March 1794 – 14 July 1879) was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Thomas Maclear 1794-1879 born near
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Cape Town, South Africa

Thomas Maclear 1794-1879 born near

Newtownstewart Centre 2000, Belfast, United Kingdom where they was born near (1794)

Maclear's Beacon. This beacon was built as a triangulation station in December 1844 by Sir Thomas Maclear (1794-1879) in his survey for the verification and extension of the Abbe de la Caille's arc of meridian. It was restored to commemorate the centenary on 14 July 1979 of Maclear's death. As Astronomer at the Royal Observatory he initiated the geodetic survey of South Africa.

English translation: Maclear's Beacon. This beacon was built as a triangulation station in December 1844 by Sir Thomas Maclear (1794-1879) in his survey for the verification and extension of the Abbe de la Caille's arc of meridian. It was restored to commemorate the centenary on 14 July 1979 of Maclear's death. As Astronomer at the Royal Observatory he initiated the geodetic survey of South Africa.

Maclear's Beacon, Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa where they surveyed (1844)