4to (271x217 mm), (8)-239-(1 bl.) pages and 10 plates. binding : Modern hardcover.
First edition of this study of the planet Mars based on the results obtained with the large telescope of the Meudon Observatory and with an analytical presentation of all the works carried out on this star since 1659
Greek astronomer, Eugene Antoniadi (1870-1944) was one of the great specialists of the planet Mars, known for his demystification of the Martian channels. He was deputy director of the observatory created by Camille Flammarion in Juvisy-sur-Orge.