Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen (1824-1907) French

Jules Pierre Cesar Janssen (1824-1907) French astronomer at the eyepiece of his reflecting telescope at Meudon observatory France. An accident at a young age left him unable to walk or attend school. He worked as a bank clerk and eventually entered the Sorbonne, graduating in 1852. From La Science Illustree'. (Paris, 1893). Engraving

1824-1907 1852 Astronomer Astronomical Cesar Clerk Entered Eventually Eyepiece Graduating Illustree Janssen Meudon Observatory Reflecting Sorbonne Telescope Unable

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