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John Stanley Plaskett
Plaskett in 1917
BornNovember 17, 1865 (1865-11-17)
Hickson, Canada West[1]
DiedOctober 17, 1941 (1941-10-18) (aged 75)
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada[1]
CitizenshipCanadian
AwardsBruce Medal (1932)
Flavelle Medal (1932)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsDominion Astrophysical Observatory

John Stanley Plaskett CBE FRS[2] (November 17, 1865 – October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer.

  1. ^ a b Rice, Hugh S. (1976). "Plaskett, John Stanley". In William D. Halsey (ed.). Collier's Encyclopedia. Vol. 19. New York: Macmillan Educational Corporation. p. 128.
  2. ^ Jones, H. S. (1942). "John Stanley Plaskett. 1865-1941". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (11): 67–69. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1942.0007.

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