Wonderful Balloon Ascents

Camille Flammarion (1842–1925) was a French astronomer and writer, whose fascination with the heavens was only matched by his prolific output as an author. Flammarion's works straddled the intersection of science, spirituality, and science fiction, a literary blend that made his writings both innovative and popular in his time. His extensive oeuvre often sought to popularize astronomy and make the...