In January 1895, after 13 volumes of L'Astronomie and 8 of BSAF, the two merged, making L'Astronomie the Bulletin of the Societé. He was a founder and the first president of the Société astronomique de France, which originally had its own independent journal, BSAF (Bulletin de la Société astronomique de France), first published in 1887. He was the brother of Ernest Flammarion (1846-1936), founder of the Groupe Flammarion publishing house. Camille Flammarion was born in Montigny-le-Roi, Haute-Marne, France.
He maintained a private observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France. He also published the magazine L'Astronomie, starting in 1882. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels, and works on psychical research and related topics. Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS (French: 26 February 1842 - 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author.
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