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A poor uneducated mill worker in his youth, whose driving passion was the study of astronomy, John Brashear lived to be designated "first citizen of Pennsylvania" for his scientific and philanthropic accomplishments, honored not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear, the instrument maker and educator, whose life was one of genuinely inspiring achievement and service.
Price: $95.00
Pages: 228
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Series: Anniversary Collection
Publication Date:
29 January 1940
Trim Size: 8.00 X 5.25 in
ISBN: 9781512801941
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Biography: science, technology and medicine, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
