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: Founding of the Paris Observatory

Founding of the Paris Observatory

Scene at the founding of the Paris Observatoire, near the Luxembourg Palace. It was fostered by Colbert and favoured by Louis XIV

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14104009

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45636306

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4090px x 6258px (6.0MB)

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Source

Flammarion, Histoire du Ciel page 375

Date

1667

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1660s 1667 Colbert Favour Favoured Fostered Founding Luxembourg Observatoire Observatories Observatory Supported

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