Word: urania
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...recently ordered by the Home Government to collect an "income tax" of 20 francs a head from the natives of the Congo. The task looked impossible. But the Governor is resourceful. According to reports he directed the natives to capture and bring in rare butterflies especially the kind called Urania. He gives them a tax receipt and then retails the insects for about 30 francs apiece to collectors in Europe...
...Author. Camille Flammarion, born in 1842, has since the age of 16 devoted himself entirely to astronomy. He founded a monthly review, L'Astronomie, the Observatory at Juvisy and the Astronomical Society of France. Among his works: Marvels of the Heavens, The Atmosphere, Urania, Omega, The Last Days of the World, Astronomy for Amateurs. For 58 years, he has never taken a penny of author's right for his work, Annuaire Astronomique, published annually. Out of sheer admiration for his selfless devotion to his studies, one M. Meret provided him with a country estate, "La Cour de France...