Table of contents:Acknowledgements ............................. 5
A Sacred Mountain ............................. 6
The realm of the gods
The realm of the stars
The Road to Mauna Kea ..................... 24
"A sky wonderful with stars"
A Gentle Rain of Starlight .................... 40
Mauna Kea's giant eyes on the sky
More than meets the eye
The Astronomical Village ...................... 70
The astronomers
A hard day's night
Voyages of Discovery .......................... 86
Appendix .......................................... 105
About the Author ............................... 106
Index ............................................... 107
A Gentle Rain of Starlight: The Story of Astronomy on Mauna Kea by Michael J. West is available from Amazon.com, Island Heritage Publishing, Borders, Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, Hawaii Forest & Trail, and other booksellers.
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