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The progress of optical astronomy in post-apartheid South Africa is discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the socio-political climate which embraced the idea of a 10-m class telescope as a flagship project that would lead to widespread development in science, technology and education — not only in South Africa, but across the subcontinent.
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Whitelock, P.A. (2004). Optical Astronomy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1994 to 2004. In: Heck, A. (eds) Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 310. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2571-6_2
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