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William Frederick King 1854-1916
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Photo from Google Street View ©2018 Google - Posted April, 2018
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Plaque Location
The City of Ottawa
In front of the Dominion Observatory
on Maple Drive south off Carling Avenue
mid-way between Preston Street and Parkdale Avenue
Coordinates: N 45 23.608 W 75 42.853 |
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Plaque Text
Born in England, W.F. King was a superb mathematician who promoted the systematic study of astronomy, geodesy and geophysics in this country. Through his initiative, the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa, the Geodetic Survey of Canada and the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria were founded. He extended geodetic surveys to western and northern Canada and helped to delineate the Canada-United States boundary. The world longitude network across the Pacific Ocean was completed under his direction. He was President of the Royal Society of Canada in 1911. He died in Ottawa.
Another plaque at this location
Sir Sandford Fleming 1827-1915
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The International Boundary
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