Story: Astronomy – overview
Charles Gifford, a mathematics teacher at Wellington College, developed one of the best-equipped school observatories in New Zealand. He is shown standing by its door on the day of its opening, 1 December 1924. The observatory fell into disrepair in the 1970s, but was restored in 2000.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Sydney Charles Smith Collection (PAColl-3082)
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Photograph by Sydney Charles Smith
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