John Stanley Plaskett . - 1917

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Held by: Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates: 1917 (indexed as 1917)
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Scope & content: Astronome, né en 1845 à Hickson; décédé en 1941.
In the picture: Man Portrait SuitTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Extent: 1 document iconographique collé sur un carton.
Format: Photograph
What the image shows: A printed halftone portrait of a middle-aged man with short dark hair and a moustache, shown from the chest up in three-quarter view against a plain grey backdrop. He wears a dark suit with a waistcoat, a white collar and a patterned tie. Below the photograph is a printed caption in small type, beginning with the name of the subject and his title, followed by a short paragraph about a telescope in Victoria, British Columbia, and the subject's career.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image: MR. JOHN STANLEY PLASKETT, B.A., D.SC.The Dominion Astronomer, who has been chiefly responsible for the erection at Victoria, British Columbia, of the biggest known telescope, described elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Plaskett is a thorough Canadian, born and educated in his native country. He went in for electrical and mechanical engineering at first, but came at last to astronomy by way of scientific photography.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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