A Man Who Loved the Stars - The Autobiography of John A. Brashear (Paperback)

The inspiring story of a man whose avocation as a stargazer and vocation as a millwright led to his development of lenses, mirrors and other astronomical apparatus. John A. Brashear's technological advances were later employed by astronomers in the United States and Europe. Brashear also attracted the friendship and financial support of astronomer Samuel Lagley, railroad magnate William Thaw, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie, who gave him $20,000 for the construction of Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh. &&LI&& Normal 0 0 1 75 428 3 1 525 11.1282 0 0 0 The inspiring story of a man whose avocation as a stargazer and vocation as a millwright led to his development of lenses, mirrors and other astronomical apparatus. John A. Brashear's technological advances were later employed by astronomers in the United States and Europe. Brashear also attracted the friendship and financial support of astronomer Samuel Lagley, railroad magnate William Thaw, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie, who gave him $20,000 for the construction of Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh.

General

Imprint:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1988
First published:	May 1988
Authors:	John Brashear
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8229-6089-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General
LSN:	0-8229-6089-3
Barcode:	9780822960898

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