Camille Flammarion (Nicolas Camille Flammarion) Quotes

May we attribute to the color of the herbage and plants, which no doubt clothe the plains of Mars, the characteristic hue of that planet, which is noticeable by the naked eye, and which led the ancients to personify it as a warrior?

Camille Flammarion

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