Antique French Astronomical Book Plate: Gaseous Proturberances During 1860 Solar Eclipse wooden captains this basket is also very

this basket is also very sturdy

and there is a bit of mildewing

Structurally all seems to be in good shape

with light aging to the brass

which I just recently discovered…

Antique French Astronomical Book Plate: Gaseous Proturberances During 1860 Solar Eclipse wooden captains this basket is also veryI'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