Daniel Knode Winder (1828-97) The First President Of The Toronto Astronomical Club

摘要

D.K. Winder was born and died in the U.S.A., but he lived in Canada for about fifteen years. During his time here, he became the first president of the Toronto Astronomical Club (1868) and a founder of the Toronto Entomological Association (1877). He wrote many religious articles and books and a booklet on mushrooms in which he identified a new species. Two letters to Scientific American in 1869 show he was a pioneer in studying the spectrum of the aurora. He was also an early "sidewalk astronomer," taking his telescope to the people.