7. Astronomy Comes to West Texas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Tourist's Observatory 1
5. 2. The Benefactor 5
6. 3. The Legal Contests 12
7. 4. The Texas-Chicago Agreement 21
8. 5. Choosing and Developing the Site 33
9. 6. A Mosque on Mount Locke 43
10. 7. Astronomy Comes to West Texas 49
11. 8. Mr. McDonald's Telescope 61
12. 9. The Dedication 80
13. 10. War Years, Struve Years 90
14. 11. Triumphs and Transitions 106
15. 12. Interregnum 122
16. 13. Texas Independence 130
17. 14. Launching the Modern Era 141
18. Epilogue 153
19. APPENDIX A The Last Will and Testament of William Johnson McDonald 165
20. APPENDIX B The Directors of the McDonald Observatory 170
21. APPENDIX C The Telescopes of the University of Texas Observatories 171
22. References 173
23. Index 179