Paris Observatory. This observatory,in Paris,France,was funded by King Louis XIV and built during the period 1667 to 1672. Its first director was the Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712). The original architect was Claude Perrault (1613-1688),but the building was enlarged in 1730 and 1810,before the artwork seen here was published in 1829. The director at the time was the French astronomer Alexis Bouvard (1767-1843). Discoveries made here include Cassini's work on the rings and satellites of Saturn. This 1829 artwork is by the artist Joseph Nash (1809-1878),directed by Augustus Charles Pugin (1762-1832) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 5433 px × 3258 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |