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Mare Crisium as sketched by E.M. Brook on December 3rd, 1895 at Simcoe, Ontario. 12-inch reflector.

Clavius, as sketched by Miss Helen Stennett, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897. 12½" reflector.

Clavius, as sketched by Miss Cora Beemer, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897.

The Bay of Rainbows, as sketched by Miss Cora Beemer, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897. 12½" reflector.

The Bay of Rainbows, as sketched by Miss Cora Beemer, Simcoe, Ontario, 1897. 12½" reflector.

The Moon, photographed on 1896 February 22nd by J.J. Wadsworth of Simcoe, Ontario.

JAMES JOSEPH WADSWORTH (1842-1905)

The following was published in the RASC Transactions for 1905.

JAMES JOSEPH WADSWORTH died at Simcoe, Ont., on March
11, 1905, in his 64th year. His birth place was Toronto. From
the University of Toronto he obtained the degree of B.A. in
1860, M.A. in 1863, and M.B. in 1869. He was a gold medallist
in Arts and a silver medallist in medicine.

Wadsworth Telescope

Dr. Wadsworth's 12½-inch reflector in Simcoe, Ontario.

This photo was published in the RASC Selected Papers and Proceedings, 1902-03.

Saturn

Saturn, as seen in Dr. J.J. Wadsworth’s Reflector, Simcoe Ont. in July 1895.
Drawn by Miss Eva M. Brook. Published in TAPST, 1895.