ISBN10: 0472590073, ISBN13: 9780472590070, [publisher: The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor] Softcover Paperback. The year was 1852. The University of Michigan was about to embark upon an exciting period of its history, led by one of the most dynamic, visionary leaders in the history of higher education--and an observatory was one of his first orders of business. The Detroit Observatory was completed in 1854 and named to honor the city of its major benefactors. Reflecting on his great achievement years later, President Henry Philip Tappan wrote: "I cannot speak of the Observatory without emotion. No one will deny that it was a creation of my own."A Creation of His Own: Tappan's Detroit Observatory delves deeply into the Observatory's early biographical, architectural, and scientific history. It is a fascinating exploration of the historical context of Tappan's efforts to implement progressive educational ideas on the Michigan frontier. Tappan's success in building the Observatory would result from a magical matching of scientific and applied interests: Tappan would have his scientific research laboratory, and the Friends of Science in Detroit would benefit from the applied uses of astronomical science. The book provides significant previously unpublished information and over 100 photographs and illustrations that bring to life the fascinating story of this physical legacy of the University of Michigan's first ...

Date: 1998. Paperback. UsedVeryGood. Very Good, clean pages, binding is square and tight, minor shelf wear 1998. ISBN 0472590073 9780472590070 [US]

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ISBN10: 0472590073, ISBN13: 9780472590070, [publisher: Bentley Historical Library, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI] Softcover First Edition Just-like-new inside and out. Probably unread. Will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit.
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ISBN10: 0472590073, ISBN13: 9780472590070, [publisher: Bentley Historical Library, The University of Michigan] Softcover Softcover, light shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and tight. 236 pages, index, notes, bibliography, color and b&w photos and illus.
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Ann Arbor: Bentley Historical Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. Date: 1998. Softcover. 0472590073 . History of Tappan's Detroit Observatory built on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor in 1854. A nicely illustrated, quality book. Contains an index, chapter notes, and a bibliography in the rear.This copy is nearly perfect except for a tiny chip on bottom of front cover which also extends into the first page of the book. This copy appears unread. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages . 1998. Bentley Historical Library ISBN 0472590073 9780472590070 [US]