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

A poor uneducated mill worker in his youth, whose driving passion was the study of astronomy, John Brashear lived to be designated "first citizen of Pennsylvania" for his scientific and philanthropic accomplishments, honored by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gaul, Harriet A.
Other Authors: Eiseman, Ruby
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Series:PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
Subjects:
Brashear, John A. > (John Alfred), > 1840-1920.
Brashear, John A. > (John Alfred), > 1840-1920
Astronomers > United States > Biography.
Engineers > United States > Biography.
Astronomes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Ingénieurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Astronomers
Engineers
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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