Arthur Harvey

Decimals and Decimalisation

On 17 Feb, 2014 By walter.macdonal...

Decimals and Decimalisation

A STUDY AND SKETCH
BY
Arthur Harvey
Actuary, F.R.S.C., Etc.
Toronto, Canada

Review #1 is from The Daily Free Press, London, Ontario for Saturday, February 16, 1901.

Review #2 is from The Gazette, Montreal for January 26, 1901.

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Arthur Harvey

On 02 Aug, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

(1834-1905) F.R.S.C., F.R.A.S.C. President of the society (1898-99); Honorary President and Director, La Institutio Solar Internacional (Monte Video, Uruguay).

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Harvey Seal 1897

On 07 Apr, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

A recreation of Arthur Harvey's 1897 candidate for a new seal of the Astronomical & Physical Society of Toronto. Recreation by Randall Rosenfeld.

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Eclipse Air Temps.

On 06 Apr, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

Curve of temperatures, in direct sunshines. Sky clear, with a few very light cirrhus clouds, almost invisible, which however caused the irregularities of the curve. Observations only began at 8h.44, when the eclipse was well advanced.

Scale. Two divisions, vertical, to each degree Fahr.
One division, horizontal, to each minute.

Toronto, May 28'–1900. Portion of sun eclipsed 81 per cent.

Arthur Harvey.

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Arthur Harvey 1904

On 11 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

This photo was published in the RASC's 1904 Selected Papers and Proceedings.

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