In the field of stars

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Production
2000, France
Original language
French
Running time
00:52:00
Genre
documentary
Topic
astronomy
Directed by
Danielle Jaeggi
Written by
Danielle Jaeggi
Produced by
Les films d'ici
Member page
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The discovery of the astronomical photography fascinated, from its advent in the middle of the XIXth century, scientists and artists. It was going to allow them to see, to record phenomena, which were invisible until then. Who says "invisible" says opened-way to the imagination. Certain astronomers were so consolidated in their faith in worlds lived on the Moon, Mars, Venus…

In this film we see Jean Pierre Luminet, astrophysicist, Jean Clair, Patrick Fuentes, biographer of Flammarion and Denis Canguilhem, historian.