Creating a 'Northern Minerva': John William Dawson and the Royal Society of Canada

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Title
Creating a 'Northern Minerva': John William Dawson and the Royal Society of Canada
Abstract
From 1855 to 1893, John William Dawson (1820-1899) was Professor of geology and Principal of McGill University. He was the first President of the Royal Society of Canada which he helped co-found with the Marquis of Lorne, Canada's Governor General, in 1882. Using Dawson's science-related correspondence, the authors examine the motivations behind the Royal Society's creation.
Publication
HSTC Bulletin
Volume
Vol. 5
Issue
no. 1
Pages
3-13
Date
January 1981
Language
en
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Citation
Daley, Robert, and Paul Dufour. “Creating a ‘Northern Minerva’: John William Dawson and the Royal Society of Canada.” HSTC Bulletin Vol. 5, no. 1 (January 1981): 3–13. https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/hstc/1981-v5-n1-hstc3205/800093ar.pdf.
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