The founding of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, N.Y., in 1852 was a milestone in humanity's age-old quest to understand the heavens. As the best equipped astronomical observatory in the U.S. led by the first American to hold a Ph.D. in astronomy, Benjamin Apthorp Gould Jr., the observatory helped pioneer world-class astronomy in America. It also proclaimed Albany's status as a major national center of culture, knowledge and affluence. This book explores the story of the Dudley Observatory as a 150 year long episode in civic astronomy. The story ranges from a bitter civic controversy to a...
The founding of the Dudley Observatory at Albany, N.Y., in 1852 was a milestone in humanity's age-old quest to understand the heavens. As the best equ...
When women begin disappearing from U. S. Military bases around the world, the President calls in his personal troubleshooter. Can he find and save those women who have suddenly disappeared? Join us in a desperate journey that begins in San Diego and continues on to Washington, New York, London, Paris, Saudi Arabia and Israel, trying to find those missing women.
When women begin disappearing from U. S. Military bases around the world, the President calls in his personal troubleshooter. Can he find and save tho...
When women begin disappearing from U. S. Military bases around the world, the President calls in his personal troubleshooter. Can he find and save those women who have suddenly disappeared? Join us in a desperate journey that begins in San Diego and continues on to Washington, New York, London, Paris, Saudi Arabia and Israel, trying to find those missing women.
When women begin disappearing from U. S. Military bases around the world, the President calls in his personal troubleshooter. Can he find and save tho...
