Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Dreaming the stars
2. Sailing south for a new sky
3. Astronomy in Sydney town
4. The struggle for independence
5. A bid for fame
6. For love of the subject
7. Astronomy on a national basis
8. From swords to ploughshares
9. Radio astronomy and the big telescopes
10. Entrepreneurs in astronomy
11. The advantage of latitude
12. The high-energy frontier
13. Diversity through innovation
14. Optical astronomy goes high tech
15. A telescope as wide as a continent
Glossary of abbreviations
Glossary of scientific and technical words
Bibliography
Index of names and dates
Subject index.
