Inhabitants of Venus, 19th-century illustration. This fantastical scene is from the writings of French botanist and writer Bernardin de Saint Pierre (

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Inhabitants of Venus, 19th-century illustration. This fantastical scene is from the writings of French botanist and writer Bernardin de Saint Pierre (1737-1814). Artwork from 'Les terres du ciel: voyage astronomique sur les autres mondes' (1884, 'The Lands of Heaven: An Astronomical Journey to the Other Worlds') by French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925).

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