Flammarion
Americannoun
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Respected French astronomer Camille Flammarion External link is credited for creating the concern by suggesting that Earth would pass through the comet’s tail, and that there was a chance that “cyanogen gas would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet.”
From Barron's
Respected French astronomer Camille Flammarion External link is credited for creating the concern by suggesting that Earth would pass through the comet’s tail, and that there was a chance that “cyanogen gas would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet.”
From Barron's
The book, written with journalist and novelist Judith Perrignon, will be published by Flammarion on February 17, in a worldwide release in 22 languages.
From Barron's
Lowell, Flammarion and Schiaparelli collaborated and communicated with one another throughout their lives, in the interest of spreading the word of life on Mars.
From Los Angeles Times
Other movers and shakers in the Martian movement included French astronomer and philosopher Camille Flammarion, who brought missionary zeal to the task of convincing the world of extraterrestrial life; and Giovanni Schiaparelli, the colorblind Italian astronomer who observed “an abundance of narrow streaks” on Mars “that appeared to connect the seas one to another.”
From Los Angeles Times
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