Keywords: Brashear tablet crypt.jpg en Picture from the autobiography of John Brashear the scientific instrument maker The photograph is of a plate mounted in the crypt of the New Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania A Man Who Loved the Stars The Autobiography of John A Brashear John Brashear 1924 I am not sure that this is public domain person died in 1920 but it would appear to be fair use It's a low-resolution image with some age spots Transcript PHOEBE·S·BRASHEAR 1843 “ 1910 WE HAVE LOVED THE STARS TOO FONDLY TO BE FEARFUL OF THE NIGHT JOHN·A·BRASHEAR 1840 “ 1920 PD-old John Alfred Brashear |