1901

Transactions 1901

On 15 Dec, 2016 By walter.macdonal...

Transactions of the Toronto Astronomical Society for the year 1901, including the twelfth annual report.

This 300dpi djvu file was generated from a 600dpi 1-bit scan of the original volume and also contains searchable text.

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Thomas Lindsay Pocket Watch

On 16 Jul, 2014 By walter.macdonal...

I was recently given a pocket watch by my father. He had received it on his 18th birthday from his mother, Thomas Lindsay's granddaughter Lois Caldwell. The pocket watch has the following engraved on the back:

Presented to: Mr. T Lindsay
By the TAS
Jan 1901

—W. Caldwell, great-great grandson of Thomas Lindsay.

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Decimals and Decimalisation

On 17 Feb, 2014 By walter.macdonal...

Decimals and Decimalisation

A STUDY AND SKETCH
BY
Arthur Harvey
Actuary, F.R.S.C., Etc.
Toronto, Canada

Review #1 is from The Daily Free Press, London, Ontario for Saturday, February 16, 1901.

Review #2 is from The Gazette, Montreal for January 26, 1901.

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George Lumsden 1901

On 19 Jul, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

George Lumsden, summer 1901.

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TAS Minutes 1901

On 01 Apr, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Toronto Astronomical Society (TAS) minutes for 1901.

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Thomas Lindsay

On 11 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Recording Secretary 1895-1900. His bio appears on page 80 of the 1901 Transactions.

This photo was published in the 1901 Transactions, page 81.

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