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Encyclopedia > Daniel du Toit

Daniel du Toit was a South African astronomer.


He discovered or co-discovered a number of comets, including 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte, 66P/du Toit, 79P/du Toit-Hartley. He worked at Boyden Observatory.


He left astronomy to take a position in the building trade, and lost a leg in the process. [1] (http://www.saao.ac.za/assa/2003MNSSA..62..170C.pdf)


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The Du Toit family of Cape of Good Hope - people by name (421 words)
du Toit, Daniel (1764-1827) of the farm Saxenburg (1798) and in 1807 of the farm Doornfontein, Paardeberg
du Toit, Gerrit Jacobus (circa 1773-1843), farmer, of Bokrantjie, disrict of Worcester
du Toit, Pieter (1697-1768), farmer and Heemraad, of Palmieten Valleij, Drakenstein
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