CONTENTS

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