Title

Paris Observatory in the time of Louis XIV, 17th century (1870). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Paris Observatory in the time of Louis XIV, 17th century (1870). In 1669 Louis engaged the Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) to construct and direct the observatory. Cassini spent the remainder of his life in France and became known as Jean Dominique Cassini. From Vies des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier. (Paris, 1870).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B66_188

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,6Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5128 x 3406 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings people architecture country French France science Paris astronomy observatory location century outside B&W MONOCHROME 17th century 19th century black & white black and white B W Ile-de-France nineteenth century seventeenth century Oxford Science Archive Paris Observatory TGN King of France engraving Unknown Louis Figuier Figuier Louis King Louis XIV of France Louis XIV Le Roi Soleil The Sun King Louis-Dieudonne Jean Dominique Jean Dominique Cassini Cassini Giovanni Domenico Cassini Gian Domenico Cassini Louis-Dieudonné King Louis XIV of France Jean Dominique Cassini Louis Figuier engraving