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Lunar eclipses : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
Lunar eclipses : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
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
"3C 48 and Classmates" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"3C 48 and Classmates" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
File · 25 March 1964
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a lecture given by Father Burke-Gaffney to the R.A.S.S. in Halifax. The lecture discusses 3C 48 (a quasar discovered in 1960), and similar objects judged to be of the same class of objects. This version contains handwritten corrections and annotations. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 1
"Einstein and Astronomy" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"Einstein and Astronomy" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
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
"Dean John Francis Leddy" : [citation for honorary doctorate by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"Dean John Francis Leddy" : [citation for honorary doctorate by Father Burke-Gaffney]
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
"The Amateur Astronomer" a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney
"The Amateur Astronomer" a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney
File · 26 January 1965
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a lecture given by Father Burke-Gaffney to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC)--Halifax Centre. The lecture concerns the amateur astronomer, it begins with a discussion of 18th Century amateur astronomer Charles Messier, and concludes with a discussion of the role of the RASC. This version contains some handwritten annotations/corrections. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 2
"Comets and Women Astronomers" : [lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"Comets and Women Astronomers" : [lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
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
Lecture for history class by Father Burke-Gaffney
Lecture for history class by Father Burke-Gaffney
File · 1952-1954
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a lecture given by Father Burke-Gaffney to a history class at Saint Mary's University on modern European history. The lecture was given twice, oncee to a class taught by Father McCarthy (on 6 November 1952) and once to a class taught by a Mr. Kennedy (25 October 1954). The lecture discusses four astronomers: Nicholas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, John Kepler, and Galileo Galilei (mainly focusing on Copernicus). The lecture contains handwritten annotations and corrections by Father Burke-Gaffney (he updated it for the 1954 class). 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 24