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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-05-28 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007386b.htm person Page Arthur Anthony AACR2 3 August 1922 1 February 2011 Place of Birth Yokohama, Japan Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Astronomer Physiotherapist Arthur Page, by profession a physiotherapist, made significant contributions to Australian astronomy and built an international reputation. For many years he provided research support to the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, observing flare stars and red dwarfs using visual, photographic and new technologies such as photoelectric photometry. In particular he collaborated with astronomer Bruce Slee. Between 1964 and 1977, using a multi-exposure technique, he took over 10,000 exposures for CSIRO Flare Star projects. Page established two observatories. In the 1960's, with his wife Berenice, he founded the North Chermside Observatory in Brisbane where he and Berenice made flare observations. After Berenice's death in 1970, and because of light pollution in Brisbane, he moved his observatory to Mt Tamborine in the hinterland of the Gold Coast. This was officially opened in 1973 and operated to 1994. From the 1980s Page played a key role in the development of the Mt. Kent Observatory in southern Queensland, joint venture of the Universities of Queensland and Southern Queensland. He donated the Tamborine telescope and other equipment, thereby effectively signalling the end of Mt Tamborine. Page published nearly 50 papers, including three star catalogues of flare stars and B emission stars. In 1972 Page founded the Berenice Page Medal, offered in alternate years by the Australian Society of Astronomy for excellence in amateur astronomy in Australia and its territories. This was later renamed the Arthur and Berenice Page Medal. The Astronomical Association of Queensland holds an annual Arthur Page Memorial Lecture. In 2008 the International Astronomical Union named Asteroid 11516 'Arthur Page' in his honour. 1941 1941 Life event - Arrived Fremantle with his family 1942 1946 Military service - Served with the Australian Imperial Force in the south west Pacific as a translator, interpreter and interrogator for military intelligence 1950 1950 Education - Diploma of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland 1950 1972 Military service - Served with the Australian Army Reserve, retiring with the rank of colonel 1958 1960 Career position - President, Astronomical Society of Queensland 1963 1963 Career event - Visiting Observer, Mt Stromlo Observatory 1966 2011 Career position - Foundation Member, Astronomical Society of Australia 1967 Award - Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society 1967 1970 Career position - Associate Member, American Astronomical Society 1969 1974 Career position - President, Astronomers' Association of Queensland 1970 Career position - Member, American Astronomical Society 1981 1983 Career position - President, Astronomical Association of Queensland 1983 1983 Life event - Retired as Chief Physiotherapist, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service in Queensland 1985 1985 Award - Elected Member, International Astronomic Union 1991 2011 Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics 1992 2011 Award - Honorary Life Member, Astronomical Association of Queensland 1995 1995 Award - PhD honoris causa, University of Queensland Slee, Owen Bruce (Bruce) (1924 - 2016) Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

Foundation Member 1966 - 2011

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Honorary Fellow 1991 - 2011

 Astronomical Society of Queensland (1927 - 1978)

President 1958 - 1960

 Astronomical Association of Queensland (1978 - )

President 1981 - 1983; Honorary Life Member 1992 - 2011

 Astronomers' Association of Queensland (1969 - 1978)

President 1969 - 1974

 'Page, Arthur Anthony', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Page, Arthur Anthony Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Multiple exposure techniques in flare-star photography Page, A.A. and Page, B. Multiple exposure techniques in flare-star photography 1968 Journal of the British Astronomical Association 79 1 26-35 Journal Article: The Tamborine telescope - reborn Page, A. A. The Tamborine telescope - reborn 1996 Australian journal of astronomy 6 5 169-74 Journal Article: Mount Tamborine Observatory Page, Arthur A. Mount Tamborine Observatory 1982 International amateur-professional photoelectric photometry communication 10 26-32 Resource Section: Dr Colonel Arthur Anthony Page (1922-2011) Anon Dr Colonel Arthur Anthony Page (1922-2011) Astronomical Association of Queensland 2019 Journal Article: Arthur A. Page (1922‒2011) Carter, B. D., Page, Meredith and Bond, Greg Arthur A. Page (1922‒2011) 2013 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 45 1 1 Journal Article: Arthur Anthony Page: at the forefront of Queensland astronomy during the second half of the twentieth century Anderson, P, and Orchiston, W. Arthur Anthony Page: at the forefront of Queensland astronomy during the second half of the twentieth century 2023 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 26 4 833-64