[PDF.67qg] James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory

James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory

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 | #4279011 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  1987-01-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.98 x5.98l,1.13 | File type: PDF | 247 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating story, well told.|By Charles Hall|I had read stories of other famous observatories and how difficult they were to build, so I took a chance on this book despite not knowing anything about the Lick Observatory. I got a used copy for under $20. The story of this observatory turned out to be just as exciting as the story of Palomar and the others.

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This is a remarkable story of the building of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in California. Helen Wright's informative account vividly describes the founding of the observatory by the millionaire James Lick, as well as the pioneering role that Captain Richard Floyd played in its eight-year construction. The author details the personalities, the many unique circumstances, and the extraordinary production obstacles that were involved in the building of the first hi...

You easily download any file type for your device.James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory   |  Helen Wright. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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