French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) called the study
of the heavens 'the science which concerns us most'. He believed
that learning 'what place we occupy in the infinite' could delight
and instruct, and might even promote an end to war and strife.
Flammarion dedicated the present work to Francois Arago
(1786-1853), author of earlier work on popular astronomy. Since
Arago's time, the capabilities of telescopes and other instruments
had vastly improved, advancing understanding in areas such as the
composition of stars. Flammarion sought to bring this new knowledge
to the public in a charming yet 'scrupulously exact' style. His
highly illustrated introduction to astronomy succeeded in reaching
a wide readership, selling over 100,000 French copies before this
English translation appeared in 1894. The 1881 French version and
Flammarion's work on the origins of the Earth, Le Monde avant la
creation de l'homme (1886), are also reissued in this series.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy |
| Release date: |
February 2014 |
| First published: |
2014 |
| Authors: |
Camille Flammarion
|
| Translators: |
John Ellard Gore
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
720 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-06784-3 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
French
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-06784-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781108067843 |
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