CA-K569History
John Stanley Plaskett and the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
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John Stanley Plaskett began Canada’s first astrophysical research at the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa in 1905, then urged the creation of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory near Victoria, designed its main instruments and became its first director in 1917. With its 1.85-metre telescope he observed stellar motions fundamental to the first measurement of our galaxy’s rotation.
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Plaskett as described in his designation.
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John Stanley Plaskett National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
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