EditorialA photo provided by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute shows Mimas, a 250-mile-wide moon of Saturn that bears a resemblance to the Death Star in “Star Wars,” as seen by the Cassini spacecraft in 2010. (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute via The New York Times)
EditorialThe renowned astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini was lured to France by Louis XIV, and the first scientific map of the moon was produced in Paris. From observations through a telescope in the 1670s he built up a completely recognisable picture of the ...
EditorialFrance. Carte de France. Paris, 1744-1760. Map of France. Levée par Ordre du Roy par Messrs. Miraldi & Cassini de Thury, de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. [Gravée par C. Aldring, J.A. Aveline, R. Brunet, N. Chalmandrier, B. Desfontaines, J.L. Dupai...
EditorialCaroline Cassini, general manager of the U.S. auction website that Bonhams is starting, in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2021. (Tracy Nguyen/The New York Times)
EditorialPortrait of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, historical persons, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Francesco Maria Francia (mentioned on object), Italy, 1667 - 1735, paper, etching, h 195 mm ? w 139 mm.
EditorialThe renowned astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini was lured to France by Louis XIV, and the first scientific map of the moon was produced in Paris. From observations through a telescope in the 1670s he built up a completely recognisable picture of the ...
EditorialAn image provided by JPL/NASA taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2015 of Saturn and its largest moon, Titan. (JPL/NASA via The New York Times)
EditorialAn image provided by JPL/NASA taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2015 of Saturn and its largest moon, Titan. (JPL/NASA via The New York Times)
EditorialPortrait of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, historical persons, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Francesco Maria Francia (mentioned on object), Italy, 1667 - 1735, paper, etching, h 195 mm ? w 139 mm.
EditorialFrance. Carte de France. Paris, 1744-1760. Map of France. Levée par Ordre du Roy par Messrs. Miraldi & Cassini de Thury, de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. [Gravée par C. Aldring, J.A. Aveline, R. Brunet, N. Chalmandrier, B. Desfontaines, J.L. Dupai...
EditorialThe renowned astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini was lured to France by Louis XIV, and the first scientific map of the moon was produced in Paris. From observations through a telescope in the 1670s he built up a completely recognisable picture of the ...
EditorialMiniature Portrait of C?sar Fran?ois Cassini de Thury. Date/Period: Ca. 1750. Portraits;paintings. Watercolor on ivory watercolor on ivory. Height: 8 mm (0.31 in); Width: 6.90 mm (0.27 in).