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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
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