The astronomer in charge of the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope , Sydney Hough , died in 1923 .
Spencer Jones was appointed Sydney Hough 's successor as His Majesty 's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope .
The astronomer in charge of the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope , Sydney Hough , died in 1923 , and Spencer Jones was appointed Hough 's successor as His Majesty 's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope .