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John Alfred Brashear : Scientist and Humanitarian, 184-192 / Ruby Eiseman, Harriet A. Gaul.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: PENNSYLVANIA LIVESPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1940Edition: Reprint 2016Description: 1 online resource (228 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781512801941
  • 9781512801958
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 925.2
LOC classification:
  • QB36.B85
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
Summary: 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 not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear, the instrument maker and educator, whose life was one of genuinely inspiring achievement and service.
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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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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 not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear, the instrument maker and educator, whose life was one of genuinely inspiring achievement and service.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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