James Lick's Monument
Subtitle: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780521534550
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; History of science; Science; Science/Mathematics; California; History; Science / History; Technology / General
First sentence: This, as Floyd heard it from Thomas Fraser, the foreman on Lick's ranch, was the story of the millionaire's life.