Un ASTRONOME SATISFAIT. - Oui mon cher ami, je viens de découvrir une comête... et d'après mes calculs, j'ai tout lieu d'espérer que dans quarante cinq jours elle rencontrera notre globe....

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Title:
Un ASTRONOME SATISFAIT. - Oui mon cher ami, je viens de découvrir une comête... et d'après mes calculs, j'ai tout lieu d'espérer que dans quarante cinq jours elle rencontrera notre globe....
Title (alt.):
A SATISFIED ASTRONOMER. Yes, my dear friend, I have just discovered a comet... and according to my calculations, I have every reason to hope that it will hit our planet in 45 days..... Charivari
Description:
The return of the comet Charles-Quint was predicted for June 13, 1857. It was expected to hit the earth and the end of the world was foreseen.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1844
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Astronomers
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Telescopes
Comets
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 33 x 24.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/1450
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, November 2-3, 1844.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD1114