Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
No detailed description available for "Big and Bright".
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780292758995
Series Statement:
History of Science Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4825927
Language:
English
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.
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