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File · 16 May 1960
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of the citation that was delivered when John Francis Leddy (then a Professor of Classics at the University of Saskatchewan, and later the President of the University of Windsor) received an honorary doctorate at the Spring 1960 convocation. The address was delivered by Father Burke-Gaffney. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 1, File 6
File · 14 April 1962
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a lecture given by Father Burke-Gaffney to the Eta Chi Hi-Y, the subject of which was comets (includes a discussion about the need to identify comets in near Earth orbits, what causes their "tail", and other facts). The third page of the file includes a list of names/topics (including several female astronomers). 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 9
File · 24 October 1955
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a paper presented by Father Burke-Gaffney to the Dawson Geological Club at a meeting held to commemorate the death of Albert Einstein. The paper deals with how some of Einstein's concepts (especially the General Theory of Relativity) have influenced astronomy and astronomers. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 14
File · 24 February 1960
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of the text of a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney delivered to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The subject of the lecture was eclipses, and in particular focused on the eclipse of March 13, 1960. The lecture ends with a description of how that eclipse would look on the moon. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 25
File · 26 January 1962
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a lecture given by Father Burke-Gaffney to the Association of Professional Engineers of New Brunswick on January 26, 1962. The lecture concerns the shift in astronomy from being an observational science to an experimental science, and uses the study of comets as an example. The lecture contains many handwritten corrections by Burke-Gaffney. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 36
File · January 2005
Part of Steve Davis fonds
File consists of two copies of an archaeological resource impact assessment follow up study on the Jefferson Property site in Fall River, conducted for the Halifax Regional Municipality . 2008.008.1, Series 1, File 20