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Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen, French astronomer, 1893. Artist: Unknown

Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen,  French astronomer, 1893. Janssen (1824-1907) at the eyepiece of his reflecting telescope at Meudon Observatory, France. An accident at a young age left him unable to walk or attend school. He worked as a bank clerk and eventually entered the Sorbonne, graduating in 1852. Janssen designed a spectroscope for viewing solar prominences during total eclipses. From La Science Illustree. (Paris, 1893).
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Title:
Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen, French astronomer, 1893. Artist: Unknown
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Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen, French astronomer, 1893. Janssen (1824-1907) at the eyepiece of his reflecting telescope at Meudon Observatory, France. An accident at a young age left him unable to walk or attend school. He worked as a bank clerk and eventually entered the Sorbonne, graduating in 1852. Janssen designed a spectroscope for viewing solar prominences during total eclipses. From La Science Illustree. (Paris, 1893).
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28.4 x 44.1 cm | 11.2 x 17.4 in (300 dpi)