Two people & a place
Subtitle: the family who lived in Sydney Observatory
By: Roslyn Russell.
Publisher: Roslyn Russell Museum Services
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Yarralumla, A.C.T.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780646485324
Subjects: Wood, Harley, -- 1911-; Wood, Una; Wood family; Sydney Observatory -- History; Astronomers -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Biography; Astronomical observatories -- New South Wales -- Rocks, The (Sydney) -- History; New South Wales -- Genealogy
Genres: Biography.; Genealogy.
Other titles: Two people and a place
Notes: "Harley Wood was Government Astronomer of New South Wales from 1943 to 1974, and one of the most successful directors of Sydney Observatory in its history. Coming to live in the Observatory as a young married couple in wartime, he and his wife Una raised their family there. This is the story of Harley and Una Wood - their origins, careers and family life. Central to the story is their partnership, sharing the problems and delights of living and working in a heritage building perched above Sydney Harbour, and the significant contributions made to astronomy in Australia over Harley's period as Government Astronomer. It is a truly Australian story.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219).