Elvins AutoBiography

Autobiography of Andrew Elvins.  There are three sections in this document:

  1. Autobio dictated by Mr. Elvins to L.H. Graham in 1904.
  2. Autobio dictated by Mr. Elvins to C.A. Chant in 1913 (transcription of #3).
  3. Original Shorthand version of #2.

The text of these autobiographies appear on the two pages following this one.

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The Poor Man's Telescope

THE POOR MAN'S TELESCOPE
by
F.W. Henshaw and F.T. Matthews

A series of articles first appearing in THE MONITOR under the feature column of the Montreal Centre — "Observatory Activities."

Note: The actual year of publication is not known.

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JRASC 2013 August

Inside this issue:

  • Planetary Science Congress
  • Oz Odyssey
  • Light-Pollution Mapping Device
  • Eclipse Crossword Answers
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John R. Percy

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Cole of Spyglass Mountain

Cole of Spyglass Mountain, by Arthur Preston Hankins.

For additional formats, visit Faded Page.

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Asteroid (133528) Ceragioli

Roger Ceragioli (b. 1959) was a professional optician and worked for the University of Arizona's Steward Mirror Laboratory, specializing in meter-class optics. His projects include the "90-Prime" focus corrector for the Bok Telescope and the MODS spectrograph for the Large Binocular Telescope. He has designed and built hundreds of optical components during his career. More recently, he has produced designs for commercial companies. His Ph.D. dissertation was on "The lore and poetry of the Dog Star in antiquity".

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Grasslands National Park: DSP at Wood Mountain

(Submitted by saskboy)

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Asteroid (215886) Barryarnold

Barry Arnold (b. 1945), a friend of the discoverer, has been in charge of the optical shop at the University of Alberta for a long time. He has also provided quality optics for the amateur community.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 70411
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Asteroid (7267) Victormeen

In 1950, Victor Ben Meen (1910–1971) identified as an impact structure what is today known as Pingualuit Meteorite Crater, in northern Quebec. His discovery led to the eventual recognition of many other extraterrestrial impact structures, elsewhere on the Canadian Shield, and beyond.
 
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Asteroid (8604) Vanier

Jean Vanier (b. 1928) is a philosopher, theologian, author and teacher. As the founder of two global communities (L´Arche, Faith and Light) for people with intellectual disabilities, he presents a compelling vision of a fully human life, lived in compassionate community.
 
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