Collection of Pencil Sketches of Astronomers
Channel: Auke Slotegraaf
Date: 2012-11-01

Presented by Magda Streicher at the ASSA Symposium, 2012 October 13, at SAAO in Cape Town.
"Twenty-three original pencil sketches of astronomers who have left their mark in astronomical history, hand-drawn by Kathryn van Schalkwyk. A brief remark about every figure including Barnard, Bennett, Herschel, Abell, Overbeek, Messier, Farell. My intention is to present the collection to the President of ASSA, Ian Glass, during the proceedings as a contribution to the Observatory Library."
Visit the official symposium website for further details:
http://symposium2012.assa.saao.ac.za