Note: Intro -- Preface -- 1. The Tourist's Observatory -- 2. The Benefactor -- 3. The Legal Contests -- 4. The Texas-Chicago Agreement -- 5. Choosing and Developing the Site -- 6. A Mosque on Mount Locke -- 7. Astronomy Comes to West Texas -- 8. Mr. McDonald's Telescope -- 9. The Dedication -- 10. War Years, Strove Years -- 11. Triumphs and Transitions -- 12. Interregnum -- 13. Texas Independence -- 14. Launching the Modern Era -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. The Last Will and Testament of William Johnson McDonald -- Appendix B. The Directors of the McDonald Observatory -- Appendix C. The Telescopes of the University of Texas Observatories -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1833 -- The Diary: Selected Entries -- The Diary: November 13 to December 27 -- Letters from the Travelers to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- Extracts from a Scientific Notebook Kept by Sir John During the Voyage -- 1834 -- The Diary: January 1 to January 22 -- A Letter from Sir John, Cape Town, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- A Letter from Sir John, Wynberg, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- A Letter from Sir John, Wynberg, to James Colder Stewart, London -- The Diary: March 30 to June 6 -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to James Colder Stewart, care of P. Stewart, Cornhill, London, per Euphrates -- The Diary: July 18 to November 15 -- A Letter from Lady Herschel, Cape of Good Hope, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Travel Diary: An Ascent of Table Mountain and an Excursion to Paarl and Franschhoek -- The Diary: November 16 to December 25 -- The Diary: Occasional Memoranda and Observations -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen,to James Colder Stewart -- 1835 -- The Diary: January 1 to February 22 -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: February 23 to May 17 -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to James Colder Stewart, Canton, China -- A Letter from Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: May 22 to September 5 -- The Travel Diary: A Journey to Somerset West and Gordon's Bay -- The Diary: September 6 to October 22 -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: October 25 to November 7 -- The Travel Diary -- The Diary: November 8 to November 10. , A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to James Colder Stewart, c/o Messrs. R. Turner & -- Co., Canton, China -- The Diary: November 28 to December 30 -- Occasional Memoranda -- 1836 -- The Diary: January 4 to January 12 -- The Travel Diary: An Expedition to Paarl -- The Diary: February 5 to February 7 -- A Letter from Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel, and Sir John, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: March 2 to March 8 -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: March 9 to May S -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen and Hout Bay, to James Colder Stewart, Canton, China -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia HerscheL Hanover -- The Diary: May 6 to October 3 -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Travel Diary: An Expedition to Franschhoek, Genadendal, and Caledon -- e Diary: October 27 to December 31 -- Occasional Memoranda -- 1837 -- The Pocket Book: January 1 to February 17 -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: March 19 to April 6 -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to James Colder Stewart -- The Diary: April 7 to May 7 -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, to James Colder Stewart, London -- The Diary: September 14 to November 15 -- A Letter from Sir John and Lady Herschel, Feldhausen, to Caroline Lucretia Herschel, Hanover -- The Diary: November 18 to December 31 -- Occasional Memoranda -- Observations -- 1838 -- The Diary: January 31 to May IS. , A Letter from Sir John, Feldhausen, and on board the Windsorto James Colder Stewart, London -- The Diary: Selected Entries -- Bibliography -- Index.