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1 online resource (594 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part One: Preparing the Ground; 1 Rural Roots, to 1890; 2 Toronto, 1890â#x80;#x93;1903; 3 Ottawa Advancement, 1903â#x80;#x93;1907; Part Two: Budding Scientist; 4 The Sun and the Stars, 1906â#x80;#x93;1911; 5 The Dream of an Upright Man, 1911â#x80;#x93;1913; 6 Transition, 1913â#x80;#x93;1917; Part Three: Career in Full Flower; 7 This Is the House That Jack Built, 1917â#x80;#x93;1921; 8 Challenges and Rewards, 1921â#x80;#x93;1923; 9 The Farthest Stars, 1924â#x80;#x93;1926; 10 Beyond the Stars, 1927â#x80;#x93;1930; 11 The Big Picture, 1930â#x80;#x93;1934; Part Four: The Fruits of His Labour. |
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12 Retirement, 1934â#x80;#x93;194113 Regeneration, 1942â#x80;#x93;; Appendices; Appendix A: Published Papers by J.S. Plaskett; Appendix B: Talks Given by J.S. Plaskett; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Northern Star explores Plaskett's unorthodox and fascinating life from his rural roots near Woodstock through his days as a technician at the University of Toronto to his initiation in astronomy at the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa. |
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Plaskett, J. S. (John Stanley), 1865-1941.
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Plaskett, J. S. (John Stanley), 1865-1941. |
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Astronomers -- Canada -- Biography.
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Astronomers. |
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Canada. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Hesser, J. E.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Broughton, R. Peter. Northern Star : J.S. Plaskett. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2018 9781442630178 |
| ISBN |
9781442630185 (electronic book) |
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1442630183 (electronic book) |
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9781442630178 |
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1442630175 |
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