An astronomer's beautiful pastel drawings of the cosmos from the 19th century

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/09/28/beautiful-pastel-drawings-of-t.html

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Pretty accurate considering the limitations of the day.

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http://www.graphicine.com/etienne-trouvelot-astronomical-drawings/

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Thanks! Updated with this terrific link.

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So, we finally meet, Mr Gypsy Moth Bastard… :fu:

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These are awesome. The decorative art at our house is mostly antique maps and I think these would fit in very well. I would love to get some of those 1870s-1880s-ish prints of the Schiaparelli canal networks as well.

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