James lick's monument: the saga of captain richard floyd and the building of the lick observatory
Auteur :
Wright, Helen
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521534550
Date de publication :
13 févr. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.