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James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory
Helen Wright
James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory
Helen Wright
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.
248 pages, ill
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 13, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780521534550 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 370 g |