Illustration of Saturn by the French astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) in 1870. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including?popular science?works about astronomy, several notable early?science fiction?novels, and works on?psychical research?and related topics. He also founded LAstronomie, a monthly popular astronomy magazine, starting in 1882. He maintained a private?observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France.