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OBJECT TYPE: MEMBERSHIP
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0659.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: SOCIETE ASTRONOMIQUE DE FRANCE
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER & INK

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 53.2 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1928+
Canada: MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE OF MIRIAM S. BURLAND, LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF DOMINION OBSERVATORY, OTTAWA (1927-1967). SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE ASTRONOMERS IN CANADA & PROBABLY THE FIRST FEMALE ASTRONOMER IN CDN. GOV'T.
Function: CONFIRMS MEMBERSHIP OF INDIVIDUAL IN RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION
Technical: MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE FOR LA SOCIETE ASTRONOMIQUE DE FRANCE, FOUNDED IN 1887.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CERTIFICATE READS: 'Societe Astronomique de France/ Fondee en 1887 dans le but de developper etd'encourager les/ progres de l'Astronomie/ Reconnue d'utilite publique, le 4 avril 1897/ LA SOCIETE ASTRONOMIQUE DE FRANCE/ dans sa seance du 12 Decembre 1928/ a admis au membre de ses Membres Perpetuels/ Mlle Burland Miriam S./ En foi de quoi nous lui avons delivre le present Diplome/ Paris, le 12 Decembre 1928/ Le Secretaire general/ Le Citulaire [SIGNATURE] Le President/ Membre de l'Institut/ [SIGNATURE]'. PRINTERS MARKINGS PRESENT BUT ILLEGIBLE IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER./ LABEL ON TUBE TRANSCRIBED IN COMMENTS*
Missing: NONE From CA of 11/15/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: OFF-WHITE COLOURED PAPER; BLACK INK
Decoration: LEAVES, PALM FRONDS, 5-POINTED STAR & 2 MEDALLIONS DECORATE CERTIFICATE.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Certificate, before 1928, Artifact no. 1983.0659, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0659.001/

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