NOUN | the Cape of Good Hope | - | |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- NGC 7410 is a spiral galaxy discovered by British astronomer John Herschel during observations at the Cape of Good Hope in October 1834.
- For a period of 15 years, the company was awarded a monopoly on English trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan.
- The area where the company could operate consisted of West Africa (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Cape of Good Hope) and the Americas, which included the Pacific Ocean and the eastern part of New Guinea.
- also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.
- Herschel collaborated with Thomas Maclear, the Astronomer Royal at the Cape of Good Hope and the members of the two families became close friends.
- By the time of the Dutch East India Company expedition of 1686 to the Cape of Good Hope, Huygens was able to supply the correction retrospectively.
- Shipping companies were also considering whether to divert their ships along the much longer route around the Cape of Good Hope.
- The first telegraph was launched on 2 December 1859, and the Cape of Good Hope Telegraph Company opened the line in April 1860.
- The Dutch lost interest in the island after establishing their colony at the Cape of Good Hope.
- Some stamps, such as the triangular issues of the Cape of Good Hope, have become legendary.
- The voyage of Vasco da Gama around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498 marked the Portuguese entry into trade, politics, and society of the region.
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