Paris Observatory Collection

Vue de l'Observatoire royal, prise de la grille du jardin du Luxembourg, 1817-1824. Private Collection

View of the city of Paris seen from the observatory, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the city of Paris seen from the observatory, 1700-1799

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

Dorothea Klumpke Roberts, American mathematician and astronomer, 1903. Roberts (1861-1942) at work on the Carte du Ciel at the Paris Observatory

Joseph Jerome Lefrancais de Lalande, French astronomer, 19th century. Lalande (1732-1807) was professor of astronomy at the College de France for 46 years from 1760

Paris Observatory, France, 1740. Astronomers using telescopes to observe objects in the night sky including Saturn and the Moon

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

UJJ Leverrier, French astronomer calculating the position of the planet Neptune in 1846 (1881). Urbain Jean Joseph Leverriers (1811-1877)

UJJ Leverrier, French astronomer who calculated the position of planet Neptune in 1846 (1884). Commemorative medal. Urbain Jean Joseph Leverriers (1811-1877)

Jean Dominique Cassini (1625-1712), Italian-born French astronomer. In the background is the Paris Observatory which Cassini directed for many years from 1671

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