Archives - 1900s

An early RASC star party, circa 1900.

On the lawn of Mr. D.J. Howell, Lambton Mills, Ontario. (About 1900.)

See JRASC, 25, 233.

The Great Meteor Procession (GMP) of 1913 February 9 was one of the most remarkable astronomical events to be inscribed in the astronomical record. That evening (ca. 21:05 EST at Toronto) the sky lit up with a procesison of slowly moving meteors (NW to SE). Estimates in reports state there were anywhere from 3 to 50 separate groups of meteors, with the number of meteors ranging from 15 up to the 1000s.

Solar eclipse 1900 booklet in Birch bark. Made by A.E. Weatherbe.

Solar eclipse 1900 booklet made out of Birch bark (front). Made by A.E. Weatherbe.

On the lawn of Mr. D.J. Howell, Lambton Mills, Ontario. (About 1900.) Left to right: Z.M. Collins (with hat on), Visitor, A. Horton, A. Elvins (in front), W.B. Musson, Visitor, Miss M.A. Howell, Mrs. Musson, Mrs. Webber, J. Webber, Miss McEachren (in white), J.E. Maybee, J.A. Paterson, D.J. Howell (side view), Miss Eva C. Howell, G.G. Pursey (blurred).

Published in JRASC, 25, 233 (1931).

The Sun

This photo of the Sun was taken on 1906 June 27 by society member Rev. Dr. Marsh. See Dr. Marsh's article Photographing the Sun and Moon with a 5-inch Refracting Telescope in the RASC Proceedings for 1905, p.108.

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.

The Moon

This photo of the Moon was taken on 1906 March 3 by society member Rev. Dr. Marsh and appeared on page 42 of the Canadian Astronomical Handbook for 1907. See Dr. Marsh's article Photographing the Sun and Moon with a 5-inch Refracting Telescope in the RASC Proceedings for 1905, p.108.

Wadsworth Telescope

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

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