James Lick's monument : the saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the building of the Lick Observatory /
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| Author / Creator: | Wright, Helen, 1914-1997 |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. |
| Description: | xvi, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/798145 |
Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. The story of James Lick
- 2. Captain Floyd and the Lick Trust
- 3. European journey
- 4. Transition to the skies over Mount Hamilton
- 5. 'Dear Captain'
- 6. Ladder to the sky
- 7. Success and conflict
- 8. Engineering feat on Mount Hamilton
- 9. James Lick's last journey
- 10. Final stages
- 11. To the stars
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
