{"product_id":"celestial-journal-trouvelot-1881-comet-meteors","title":"Celestial Journal — Étienne Trouvelot 1881 Great Comet \u0026 November Meteors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore astrophotography, the cosmos had to be drawn by hand. No one did this with greater skill, or greater beauty, than Étienne Léopold Trouvelot — a French artist and astronomer who spent his nights at the Harvard College Observatory translating the wonders of the Victorian sky into pastel and charcoal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe front cover reproduces \u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Comet of 1881\u003c\/strong\u003e — Trouvelot’s illustration of C\/1881 K1, the spectacular comet discovered by John Tebbutt that blazed across the night sky for several months, its luminous nucleus and streaming tail rendered with the precision of a scientist and the eye of an artist. The back cover presents \u003cstrong\u003eThe November Meteors\u003c\/strong\u003e, Trouvelot’s celebrated depiction of the Leonid meteor shower — dozens of bright streaks radiating from the constellation Leo, each one recorded with careful attention to brightness, colour, and trajectory, in an image that is simultaneously a scientific document and a work of sublime beauty. Both illustrations were produced at the Harvard College Observatory between 1872 and 1876 and published in 1882 as part of \u003cem\u003eThe Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e by Charles Scribner’s Sons.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.75 × 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte laminated full-wrap print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAstronomers and stargazers documenting celestial observations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeteor shower watchers recording Leonid, Perseid, and Geminid counts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents of astronomy, cosmology, and the history of science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdmirers of Étienne Trouvelot and Victorian scientific illustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoughtful gift for anyone who finds wonder in the night sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone captivated by the intersection of science and art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo learn more about Trouvelot and the story behind these illustrations, read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/blogs\/new-old-time\/etienne-trouvelot-astronomical-illustrations-1881\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man Who Drew the Cosmos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on New Old Time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":62813614702961,"sku":"10186004811277156556","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/Celestial_journal_by_Trouvelot_1881_in_teenage_astronomy_bedroom.png?v=1776104831","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/celestial-journal-trouvelot-1881-comet-meteors","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}