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  2. David Dunlap Observatory - Wikipedia

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    His fortunes changed in 1921 when Chant delivered a public lecture on Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, which had recently been visible in Canada. One of the attendees was Hollinger Mines co-founder, lawyer David Dunlap (1863–1924), who became interested in astronomy as a result of the lecture, and expressed an interest in Chant's efforts to build a ...

  3. Crystal Beach Park - Wikipedia

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    This service consisted of a unique elevated monorail style train, and ran for only three summers, through 1898. [2] Boat service connected nearby Buffalo with the park. Initially, in the 1890s, a ferry service operated small boats with a capacity of 500 to 1,200. The park's first roller coaster was a Figure 8 model that operated from 1905 to 1915.

  4. Halley's Comet - Wikipedia

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    The confirmation of the comet's return was the first time anything other than planets had been shown to orbit the Sun. [36] It was also one of the earliest successful tests of Newtonian physics, and a clear demonstration of its explanatory power. [37] The comet was first named in Halley's honour by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in ...

  5. Gorham Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    The tea service was presented to the National Museum of American History in 1957. [16] Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant asked Gorham to commemorate the country's one-hundredth anniversary with a spectacular Century Vase that contained over 2,000 oz (57,000 g) of sterling silver, and in 1899, it produced a grand "loving cup" composed of 70,000 dimes was ...

  6. Winners - Wikipedia

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    Winners was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1982 by David Margolis. [2] [3] It was one of the first off-price department stores in Canada. In 1990, it merged with off-price department store owner TJX Companies. [2] [3] It offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.

  7. Comet Kohoutek - Wikipedia

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    Comet Kohoutek (formally designated C/1973 E1 and formerly as 1973 XII and 1973f) [c] is a comet that passed close to the Sun towards the end of 1973. Early predictions of the comet's peak brightness suggested that it had the potential to become one of the brightest comets of the 20th century, capturing the attention of the wider public and the press and earning the comet the moniker of "Comet ...

  8. Giant Tiger - Wikipedia

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    Giant Tiger Stores Limited is a Canadian discount store chain which operates over 260 stores across Canada. [1] The company's stores operate under the Giant Tiger banner in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan; under the GTExpress and Scott's Discount banners in Ontario and under the Tigre Géant banner in Quebec.

  9. Observational history of comets - Wikipedia

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    The Laws of Refraction allows the human eye to visually see the tail of a comet in space at a different position than it truly is because of the reflection from the Sun. [26] Tycho Brahe's sketching of his observations of the Great Comet of 1577 in his notebook. A great comet appeared in the sky above Europe on 1577 AD.