A Creation of His Own
Subtitle: Tappan's Detroit Observatory
Publisher: University of Michigan Bentley Library
Published: January 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780472590063
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Higher & further education; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc; United States - State & Local - General; Individual Institutions Of Higher Education; Science; United States; History: American; Michigan; History; Star Observation; Nature / General; Tappan, Henry Philip; Biography; 1805-1881; Astronomers; Detroit Observatory; Tappan, Henry Philip,
Description: "A Creation of His Own: Tappan's Detroit Observatory delves deeply into the Observatory's early biographical, architectural, and scientific history. It is an exploration of the historical context of Tappan's efforts to implement progressive educational ideas on the Michigan frontier."--BOOK JACKET.