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Papers from the Ghana Eclipse Conference held March 27-31, 2006 in Cape Coast, Ghana. Chasing the shadow of the moon: The 2006 Ghana Eclipse Conference / Jarita C. Holbrook -- The use of ethnographic ...

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Charles Takalana of the African Astronomical Society to discuss the evolution of astronomy across the continent. Charles Takalana, head of secretariat at the African Astronomical Society. “My interest ...

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Patricia Ann Whitelock receives research funding from the National Research Foundation and the University of Cape Town.. Daniel Cunnama receives funding from the National Research Foundation. He works ...