TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gaul,Harriet A.
AU  - Eiseman,Ruby
TI  - John Alfred Brashear: Scientist and Humanitarian, 184-192 
T2  - PENNSYLVANIA LIVES
SN  - 9781512801941
AV  - QB36.B85 
U1  - 925.2 
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press
KW  - Astronomers
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Engineers
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Autobiography
KW  - Books of Regional Interest
KW  - History of Science
KW  - Natural History
N1  - 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; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512801958
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