A reprint edition of a 1966 biography of foremost astronomer George
Ellery Hale, who laid much of the foundation of modern astrophysics and
observational cosmology. He's best known for the planning and building
of the 200-inch Hale Telescope of the Palomar Mountain Observatory. This
book features a new introduction by Allan Sandage and an index not
included in the original work. Since the history of astrophysics is
mostly undocumented, this work provides a rare look at Hale's scientific
achievements: his invention of the spectroheliograph, his discovery of
the magnetic nature of sunspots, and his legendary leadership in
founding the Yerkes, Mount Wilson, and Palomar Mountain Observatories.