Illustration of Saturn by the French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) in 1870. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels, and works on psychical research and related topics. He also founded L'Astronomie, a monthly popular astronomy magazine, starting in 1882. He maintained a private observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France.
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