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Paris observatory Z had entered the Su-
rean des Longiiuies. continuing his as;ro-
nOm:cai studies IN . ssGals private obSerya-
tory which he had established IN \ house
in the Tue GlyLussac. near the Luxen-
burg. Here he principally devoted him.
self 10 h study of the spots on the sun
and the geological formations on the
MOON Some months later he Was APP
pointed professor Of the Ecole Turgot his
lectures being attended By exceptionally
large audiences. In the following year,
lSS.. he entered the French Aerostatic So
csety. o. which he was created president.
/. was at this period that he commenced
his remarkable series OF aScensions. \ iul.
description Of which is published in his
book, Voyages IN a Balloon" He has
made twelve ascensions in all, the longest
n being one IN which he travelled from
Paris 10 Cologne. which was undertaken
IN $ Ru the balloon expedition which
he remembers with most pleasure IS n
which he undertook on August y. 1874.
In company with his bride, eight days
after their marriage.
All this time the Young savant con-
tinued his literary work. In 1919 he trans
lated Sir Humphrey navy's Last Days OF
a Philosopher" and IN the following year
brought out the first series Of his "Sc.en-
tific CONCENTRATIONS" as we'll as the first
edition of his Scientific Balloon Noy-
ages" Meteorological observations oc-
cupied him greatly at this time. and it
was principally for the sake of this study
thai he undertook his balloon voyages.
He was the iirst TO verify the fact that the
rapidify of the horizontal motion of the
air increases enormously with the altitude
reached. As also that as many rs five diff
ferent atmospheric layers. one above the
other can move In opposite directions and
at varying rates of speed. He was the
tspsf 70 s.beor,.o JaSrrthn oOH a~~5as~ I'm
optical phenomenon OF the coiored aure-
ole which surrounds the shadow OF 3
balloon cast upon the clouds beneath.
While pursuing these Investigations he
did not neglect his astronomical re-
searches. The annals of the Academy Of
Sciences between 1856 and 1876 are full of
communications made by him on various
observations taken at his conservatory.
In 1859 he published . map of the stars of
the north pole: in 1871 he communicated a
paper on the zodiacai lights, a study of the
planet Jupiter, and in ls13 his first obser-
ya.ions and drawings of Mars, which has
ever since interested him in most of the
planets. II have devoted special atten-
ton to Mars" he said. because it is the
planet about which one has most reason
to hope that definite Information may be
obtained"
During the war Flammarion was APP
pointed captain Of engineers. and was oc-
cupied with other astronomers in observa-
ton Of the Prussian batteries at Saint
Cloud and Meudon from q small observa-
tory established by the government at
Passy.
In 1s77 rlammarion published his Ter
res du Ciel. and two years later he began
the publication Of his very successful
book on Popular Astronomy" which
has now reached a very large number Of
editions. On each copy OF this book he
has received ! franc royalty. and calcu-
lates altogether that it has brought him in
over $25,000. 1t is published by his
brother, who became q publisher at his
instance, and he admits with o smile that
no doubt his brother has made very much
more out of the work han he himself. In
1881 he published a supplement to this
book under the title of '.Les Etoiies ct les
Curiosities du Ciel." This was followed
in 1884 by a new and enlarged edition Of
the ''Terres du Ciel." and two years later
he toe up again tho subject which had
tempted his pen when he was a lad of Is
years. and published his 'World Before
the Creation of Man." All these books
were published in the first instance in
parts, with a view, according to his friends,
to the popuiarixation OF the science SO
dear TO him, and! according to his crit
ness which has occupied him all his
life. In lss2 he founded The MoathIy
Reriew Of astronomy. which. he told me,
has never paid its way, but which
as the only serial publication devoted to
the science of astronomy in France, he is
proud TO have created and is delighted to
support. In iSs7 he founded the French
Society of Astronomy. Speaking about
his past life. Camille Flammarion says
that the three achievements OF which he
is most proud are the creation Of this
monthly periodical. the founding of this
society, and the establishment OF his OBJ
seryatory at Juvisv. As to the astronom-
ical society he said: Nobody before me
had succeeded to create an astronomical
society in France. though many have
tried il. | remember we'll with what
mocking laughter Admiral Mouchez at
that time director of the observatory,
greeted my remark that l intended TO es-
say this foundation n day that he was
breakfasting with US at Juvisy. He said
that il had been tried over and over again,
and had always failed, and that l should
be wasting my time. However, I tried it,
and today the French Society of Astron-
omy numbers over 600 members. l OBJ
tanned its admission TO the Hotel des So
cieties Savan,is. where il possesses an
observatory. an excellent equatorial. a
number OF telescopes n q very complete
library"
The Camille Fiammarion of sodsv NAV