James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory by Helen Wright

James Lick's Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory

Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick O

Helen Wright

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This is a remarkable story of the building of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in California. Helen Wright's informative account vividly describes the founding of the observatory by the millionaire James Lick, as well as the pioneering role ...

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