Quote by: Camille Flammarion

—without leaving his study, without even looking at the sky—had found the unknown planet [Neptune] solely by mathematical calculation, and, as it were, touched it with the tip of his pen!


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Author Bio


  • NameCamille Flammarion
  • DescriptionFrench astronomer and author
  • BornFebruary 28, 1842
  • DiedJune 7, 1925
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionAstronomer; Writer
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour