John Stanley Plaskett

Canadian astronomer (1865-1941) · Canada · Scientists · Died at 75

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John Stanley Plaskett was a Canadian astronomer.

A life in dates

1941Died17 October 19411934Henry Draper MedalAward1932Bruce MedalAwardFlavelle MedalAward1930Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAwardRumford PrizeAward1865Born17 November 1865

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Plaskett at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910

Awards

Henry Draper Medal1934

Flavelle Medal1932

Bruce Medal1932

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1930

Rumford Prize1930

Fellow of the Royal Society

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Person of National Historic Significance

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Child: Harry Hemley Plaskett

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Canada

In common with John

Horace W. BabcockBoth received Henry Draper Medal Rudolph MinkowskiBoth received Bruce Medal Albrecht UnsöldBoth received Bruce Medal Robert HermanBoth received Henry Draper Medal

Henri-Alexandre DeslandresBoth received Henry Draper Medal Herbert Hall TurnerBoth received Bruce Medal

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