Quotes:Flammarion, Camille

Zirkoff, Boris

Flammarion, Nicolas Camille. French astronomer, b. at Montigny- le-Roi (Haute Marne), Feb. 25, 1842; d. in Paris, June 4, 1925. Studied theology at Langre and Paris, but was soon attracted to astronomy. At sixteen, wrote a manuscript entitled Cosmologie universelle, which became the foundation of his later work, Le Monde avant la création de l'homme. Was computer at Paris Observatory, 1858-62, and at the Bureau des Longitudes, 1862-65. Involved in the measurement of double stars, 1867. In 1882, was presented an estate at Juvisy, where he installed and equipped a private observatory. Mapped the Moon and Mars and studied their changes of color. His many imaginative books greatly encouraged and popularized the study of astronomy among laymen. He encouraged amateur observers at Juvisy, and in 1887 founded the Société Astronomique de France. Towards the end of life, wrote on psychical research. Chief works: Histoire du cel, 1867. — l'Atmosphère, 1872.—La Pluralité des mondes habités.—Études sur l'astronomie, 1867-80, 9 Vols.—Dieu dans la nature, 1875. Also edited a number of reviews and an almanac.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 3, p. 509