Card of the Day - 2025-06-09

This is a bit of a tangent, as it shows the Paris Observatory. But there is a rather intriguing link, as the Paris one came first - it was suggested in 1667 and built by the early 1670s.

So perhaps the need for a British Astronomer Royal came more from royal chit chat, and a desire to copy the French, than from Charles II`s sudden interest in astronomy. 

This set seems to have been issued twice, because you can find it with a definitely blue back, like our card, or with a grey one. 

It consists of twelve cards, which are : 

1.  La Comete
2.  Les Saisons - Le Solstice d`Ete
3.  Eclatement d`un Bolide
4.  La Fata Morgana (Mirage)
5.  L`Aurore Boreale
6.  L`Eclipse de Lune
7.  Les Phases de la Lune
8.  Les Saisons - Solstice d`Hiver
9.  Le Systeme Planetaire
10.  Eclipse Totale de Soleil
11.  L`Etoile Polaire
12. Le Grand Telescope de l`Observatoire de Paris

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