A man who loved the stars
Subtitle: the autobiography of John A. Brashear.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press; Univ of Pittsburgh Pr; Brand: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr (Txt)
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Brashear, John A. 1840-1920.; Astronomical instruments -- Design and construction -- History.; Astronomers -- United States -- Biography.; Engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Notes: Originally published: John A. Brashear. New York : American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1924. With new introd.
"This edition omits chapter 19, Brashear's account of his trip to the Orient in 1916, and chapter 20, a group of letters selected by the editor"--Introd.