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"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
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
"Poetry and Science" : [an address by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"Poetry and Science" : [an address by Father Burke-Gaffney]
File · 10 March 1962
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of two copies of a speech (one is five pages, the other six) delivered by Fr. Burke-Gaffney at an event which took place at the Lord Nelson Hotel on March 10, 1962. The speech deals with the importance of art/creativity to the scientific mind. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 1, File 10
"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
"The Revolution in Astronomy" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"The Revolution in Astronomy" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
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
"Science and the Humanities" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
"Science and the Humanities" : [a lecture by Father Burke-Gaffney]
File · 10 February 1963
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
File consists of a typed copy of a lecture delivered by Father Burke-Gaffney to the Holy Name Society of Saint Lawrence Parish. The lecture challenges Sir Charles Percy Snow's view that science and the humanities represent two distinct cultures. The file also contains a list of questions Father Burke-Gaffney was asked at the lecture. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 2, File 38
"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