1940s

Chant Medal Docs

Chant Medal documents, circa late 1940s.

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RASC Constitution 1943

REVISED CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
APPROVED BY GENERAL COUNCIL NOV. 5, 1943.

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Star Guide 1947

An Easy Pocket Star Guide For Beginners

A Key to the Sky for Every Night in the Year

Compiled by
H. R. KINGSTON
Plates from
McKready's "A Beginner’s Star Book”

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UWO Price List 1944

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
London, Canada

Department of Mathematics and Astronomy. May, 1944

SOME AIDS TO THE TEACHING OF ASTRONOMY

Revised May, 1944.

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Cronyn Oby Opening

THE OPENING OF THE HUME CRONYN MEMORIAL
OBSERVATORY - reprint from the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

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Topham Letter 19440915

 

Castlefield Observatory
Fairbanks P.O.
Toronto 10
Sept 15/44

Secretary R.A.S.C.

Dear Mr. Waring

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Letter to Topham 19440908

 

September 8, 1944.

Mr. Bert Topham,
Castlefield Observatory,
Fairbanks P.O.,
Toronto.

Dear Mr. Topham:

At the meeting, this week, of the Council of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Center, Miss
Northcott informed the members of your recent accident.

Concern of all was expressed for your welfare and it
was desired that their feeling in this regard be
expressed to you on their part.

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Topham Letter #3

Undated letter (no year given—likely 1941), found in a 1937 variable star logbook from Toronto.


September 30TH
Box 56 Fairbank PO

Dear Miss Northcott

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Vohman Letter 19411027

 

31 Scott Road
Toronto
Oct 27th 41.

Dear Miss Northcott

      I enclose report of variable stars for month of October, you will notice that I have received charts from W. Campbell, & I figure I have enough to keep me busy for quite a while, yet it seems that once one gets the field in ones head, its easy picking.

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Topham Letter #2

Undated letter, found in a 1937 variable star logbook from Toronto.

 

Dear Miss Northcott

I have nothing of importance to report this month.

have a rotten cold for 3 weeks from being up at Crystal Lake.

Some gentlemen from Barrie came on evening at 10:30, and they were amateur astronomers. I was at work, until 2:30AM so missed them.

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