It was also "the first storage facility for aerostats in the world"
So these guys did have air travel
So these guys did have air travel
A bunch of unusual devices, the active components must have long been removed
What did they do, why was it necessary to disable them ?
What did they do, why was it necessary to disable them ?
"The new castle caught fire on 31 January 1871 and burned for almost three days. Hypotheses on the cause included either a deliberate fire set by the Prussians as they left, or a bombardment by La Douai , a naval cannon, placed in bastion 74 of the Thiers precinct."
that's an oblique way of admitting it was destroyed on purpose
"The ruins were preserved for several years, until the site was entrusted to astronomer Jules Janssen in 1875. Janssen did not hesitate to raze nearly half the Château-Neuf"
"credited with discovering the gaseous nature of the solar chromosphere"
"credited with discovering the gaseous nature of the solar chromosphere"
I was sure I'd find some creep in a Masonic pose - wasn't disappointed
So the castle was set on fire, then entrusted to one of the System's ghouls who promptly set to tear it down - this is a recurrent story
So the castle was set on fire, then entrusted to one of the System's ghouls who promptly set to tear it down - this is a recurrent story
"The great dome of the observatory, built on the remains of the Château-Neuf"
Yet another dome ...
Yet another dome ...
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