Antique French Astronomical Book Plate: Gaseous Proturberances During 1860 Solar Eclipse antique spades The squares are hand numbered

The squares are hand numbered in ink

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Antique French Astronomical Book Plate: Gaseous Proturberances During 1860 Solar Eclipse antique spades The squares are hand numberedI've been stalking antique prints book pages documenting astronomical phenomenon of late, and this is one of the most beautiful I've found. It portrays "proturberances gazeuses du soleil," which I believe are also known as prominences: large, bright, gaseous features extending outward from the Sun's surface in the photosphere. These were observed, and drawn, by French astronomer Warren de la Rue during the total solar eclipse in 1860 and how beautiful