Books about Historical Observatories
Detroit Observatory
A Creation of His Own: Tappan’s Detroit Observatory by Patricia S. Whitesell
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory: A Celebration of its Architectural Splendor by Arnopld Schwartzman
Griffith Park (Images of America) by E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker
Harvard College Observatory
History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890 by Daniel W. Baker
Lick Observatory
James Lick’s Monument: The Saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the Building of the Lick Observatory by Helen Wright
Eye on the Sky: Lick Observatory’s First Century by Donald E. Osterbrock, John R. Gustafson, et al.
Lowell Observatory
From the Hill: The Story of Lowell Observatory by Rose Houck
Lowell Observatory (Images of America) by Kevin Schindler
Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff (Landmarks) by Kevin Schindler
The Explorers of Mars Hill: A Centennial History of Lowell Observatory, 1894-1994 by William Powell Putnam
Michigan State University Observatory
Stars over Red Cedar by Horace Smith
Palomar Observatory
The Perfect Machine: Building of the Palomar Telescope by Ronald Florence
The Glass Giant of Palomar by David Oak Woodbury
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory, 1892-1950: The Birth, Near Death, and Resurrection of a Scientific Research Institution by Donald E. Osterbrock
