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