Sujet
Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777. In the background is the Paris Observatory, which Cassini (c1625-1712) became the first director of in 1671, a post he held for many years. Cassini was the first astronomer to observe the moons of Saturn and the division in the planet's rings named for him. He is also credited, together with Robert Hooke, with the first observation of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1777
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_462
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (3,4Mo) / 23,2cm x 32,4cm / 2736 x 3828 (300dpi)