Maclear's Beacon - Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa - Cairns on Waymarking.com: In 1750, astronomer Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille took measurements in the Cape Town area in order to determine the radius of the Earth. His surprising results indicated that the Earth was pear-shaped, with the Southern hemisphere having a larger radius ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Maclear’s Beacon – Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa – Cairns on Waymarking.com