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Author: C. Flammarion
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is written by C. Flammarion, the renowned French astronomer andwriter. First published in 1880, it became a global classic in popular science and is hailed as the "treasure of the French library." With literary prose and exquisite illustrations, the author reveals the wonderful universe to readers eager for knowledge. The book is divided into seven parts, introducing the Earth, the Moon, the Sun, the planetary system, comets, meteors and meteorites, the stellar universe, and astronomical instruments, among other topics. It is worth mentioning that Professor Li Heng, the translator, has supplemented and revised the book based on recent developments in astronomy, making its content both comprehensive and up-to-date.