victor giverny

Review of Observatoire de Paris - CNRS L...

One of the oldest observatories in the world. 1667...

One of the oldest observatories in the world. 1667 .... built by Charles Perrault, under Louis XVI, who brought the famous astronomer Cassini from Bologna .....
It is the seat of the meridian of Paris ........ long in rivalry with the meridian of Greenwich that everyone knows ..

It hosts the best French and foreign astronomers, and the building is isolated by a large park of urban dwellings and their lighting, so as not to interfere probably the observations ....
Museum and exhibitions ....
The research center is a little further and is called Astrophysics Research Center .......