“What intelligent being, what being capable of responding emotionally to a beautiful sight, can look at the jagged, silvery lunar crescent trembling in the azure sky, even through the weakest of telescopes, and not be struck by it in an intensely pleasurable way, not feel cut off from everyday life here on Earth and transported toward that first step on celestial journeys?”
Quote by Camille Flammarion
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Camille Flammarion
French astronomer born on February 26, 1842, and died on June 3, 1925. Camille Flammarion is known for his research and popularization of astronomy, particularly in the observation of stars and planets. His extensive writings have made significant contributions to the public understanding of astronomy. more
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