CAMILLE FLAMMARION Illustration from Astronomie Popularie 1892 LOCATION Paris. France HISTORY Camille Flammarion 1842 - 1925 was a French astronomer who published a lot of popular astronomical books in the end of the 19th Century. His works on mars and ballooning are well known among collectors. His monumental work on the planet mars -La Planete Mars et ses Conditions D´habitabilite´. 2 volumes.4:o. 1892 - 1909- is one of the landmarks of astronomical litterature! Flammarion also headed the publishing of several globes that is of great interest for all planetaria collectors. His first Mars globe, a 5-inch, - in coll with E Antoniadie was published in 1884, the second one, revised version and 6-inch, was published in 1898. In 1895 he and C. M Caudibert published a 6-inch moon globe. All published by the Paris firm of E. Bertaux. Mars and Moon globe by Flammarion Its interesting to note that some of his books - Astronomie Popularie -for instance, was priced allmost twice the prize of the Mars and Moon globes back in 1898! Mars globe 1898 Moon globe 1895
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