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A BRIEF ACCOUNT
OF THE LICK OBSERVATORY. |
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The LICK OBSERVATORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, located on Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara County, California, is the gift of |
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JAMES LICK |
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to the people of California, and to the World. |
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Mr. Lick was born in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, on August 25, 1796, and died in San Francisco on October 1, 1876. His remains are buried in the supporting pier of the 36-inch equatorial telescope. |
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Mr. Lick early learned organ- and piano-making. He practiced his trade in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in Baltimore, in Buenos Ayres, and in Chili. From the latter place he came to San Francisco in 1847, bringing the fruits of his industry and toil as a foundation for the fortune that grew, principally through investments in real estate, to more than $3,000,000. His deed of trust devoted the entire sum to public purposes, and provided for - |
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The Lick Observatory ............................................................. $700,000 The California Institute of Mechanic Arts ........................................ 540,000 Free Baths in San Francisco ....................................................... 150,000 Home for Old Ladies in San Francisco ........................................... 100,000 Statuary representing events in the History of California, in front of the City Hall, San Francisco ....................................................................... 100,000 A Monument to Francis Scott Key in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco ...... 60,000 The Society of California Pioneers, in San Francisco ........... more than 1,000,000 The California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco ......... more than 1,000,000 |
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