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The solar eclipse of August 30, 1905 at Alcala de Chisvert
Emmanuel Davoust
Solar eclipses play an important role in the history of astronomy because their observation allowed astrophysics to expand. The eclipse of August 30th, 1905 is particularly interes…
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The journey of the German expedition to observe the transit of Venus on December 9, 1874 at the Kerguelen Islands and its sojourn there
Emmanuel Davoust
Astronomers are the surveyors of the sky. They have always dedicated much time and resources to determining the scale of distances in the universe. Today, the Hubble constant; yest…
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Joseph Devaux (1902-1936) Meteorologist at Pic du Midi Observatory
Emmanuel Davoust, Jean-Paul Meyer
Joseph Devaux, who held a position of assistant-meteorologist at Pic du Midi Observatory, had an outstanding career. He devoted his life to the Pic and to scientific research. A pi…