John Stanley Plaskett
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science
Astronomer and engineer who created a new design in reflecting telescopes |
- Birthdate
- November 17, 1865
- Birthplace
- Hickson, Upper Canada
- Date of Death
- October 17, 1941
- Place of Death
- Esquimalt, BC
- Family Members
- Title
- Director
- Office
- Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, BC
- Status
- Deceased
- Awards
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- Rumford prize, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 1930
- Gold medal, Royal Astronomical Society, 1930
- Flavelle Medal, Royal Society of Canada, 1932
- Catherine Wolfe Bruce Medal, The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1932
- Henry Draper Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 1934
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1935
- Last Updated
- August 8, 2011
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