John Alfred Brashear : Scientist and Humanitarian, 1840-1920 /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gaul, Harriet A. (Autor), Eiseman, Ruby (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Edición:Reprint 2016
Colección:PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
Temas:
Astronomers > United States > Biography.
Engineers > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • I. An Ill Wind
  • II. The Three Rivers
  • III. As the Twig is Bent
  • IV. So is the Tree Inclined
  • V. The House on Holt Street
  • VI. The First Lens
  • VII. Molten Silver
  • VIII. "When the Morning Stars Sang Together"
  • IX. The Telescope Finds an Angel in the Skies
  • X. Wings Over Allegheny
  • XI. The Gods of the Mills
  • XII. The Gods of the Mountains
  • XIII. "Innocents Abroad"
  • XIV. Steel Kings and Astronomers Royal
  • XV. "Meet Dr. Brashear"
  • XVI. The Crest of the Hill
  • XVII. "Sun, Moon, and Stars Forgot"
  • XVIII. The Demise of "Wup"
  • XIX. Summons from Muskoka
  • XX. Bagpipes at Skibo
  • XXI. "Over a Rough Road to the Stars"
  • XXII. Henchman to the Skies
  • XXIII. "Swifter than a Weaver's Shuttle"
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index

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