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VIII. “Some Lofty Mountain”

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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE v
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. FOREWORD xiii
  5. I. Before the Observatory: 1642–1839 1
  6. II. The Two Bonds, 1839–1865 40
  7. III. Joseph Winlock, 1866–1875 136
  8. IV. Pickering: The Early Years 176
  9. V. The Henry Draper Memorial 211
  10. VI. The Boyden Fund 246
  11. VII. The Bruce Telescope 269
  12. VIII. “Some Lofty Mountain” 287
  13. IX. "Harvard Observatory Arraigned" 325
  14. X. Fruits of the Enterprise 357
  15. XI. A Field for Women 383
  16. XII. Beyond the Observatory 418
  17. Notes 445
  18. Index 485
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418806.c10

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE v
  3. CONTENTS ix
  4. FOREWORD xiii
  5. I. Before the Observatory: 1642–1839 1
  6. II. The Two Bonds, 1839–1865 40
  7. III. Joseph Winlock, 1866–1875 136
  8. IV. Pickering: The Early Years 176
  9. V. The Henry Draper Memorial 211
  10. VI. The Boyden Fund 246
  11. VII. The Bruce Telescope 269
  12. VIII. “Some Lofty Mountain” 287
  13. IX. "Harvard Observatory Arraigned" 325
  14. X. Fruits of the Enterprise 357
  15. XI. A Field for Women 383
  16. XII. Beyond the Observatory 418
  17. Notes 445
  18. Index 485
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