The Universe of John Plaskett, Astronomer

Patrice Dutil talks with Peter Broughton about John Stanley Plaskett, Canada’s pre-eminent astronomer in the first half of the 20th century. Broughton is the author of Northern Star: J.S. Plaskett (University of Toronto Press, 2017). This podcast was produced by Sumeet Dhami and Pernia Jamshed in the Allan Slaight Radio Institute at Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.