MEMOIRE

sur les origines et l'oeuvre de
la SOCIÉTÉ ASTRONOMIQUE DE QUÉBEC
affiliée à la
R.A.S.C.
SOCIÉTÉ ROYALE D'ASTRONOMIE DU CANADA

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Ce mémoire a été présenté à l'Honourable M. Perrier, Secrétaire de al Province, dans le but d'obtenir l'aide du gouvernement en faveur du mouvement scientifique créé par la SOCIÉTÉ ASTRONOMIQUE DE QUÉBEC.

Préparé le 5 septembre 1942.
Revisé le 17 novembre 1942.

Spring 1940 was the first occasion the American Association of Variable Star Observers held their meetings outside of the United States. The meetings were held at the University of Toronto, and included a paper session at the David Dunlap Observatory and a garden party (by special invitation) at Don Alda Farm hosted by Mrs. Dunlap. The meetings concluded with a formal dinner in the Great Hall of Hart House jointly hosted by the AAVSO and the RASC.

400th Anniversary Copernicus Event

On April 26th, 1943 the University of Toronto sponsored a Convocation Hall event to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of Nikolas Copernicus, the discoverer of the heliocentric model of the solar system. The event was supportive of Toronto's Polish community in the darkest days of the Second World War. Members of the RASC were encouraged to attend, and Prof. Chant participated in the event.