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Elvira BOTEZ
elvirabotez@yahoo.com
Abstract. In 1907 the Romanian Astronomy had for the first time
two major events: the first popular astronomical journal Orion was issued
and the first Astronomical Society was founded, achievements at which a
major contribution Victor Anestin had. We present the steps of Romanian
Astronomical Society Flammarion fondation, give its statutes and its
members list, their activity being reflected in the Orion journal issues
(from 1907-1912), which was for while its bulletin. We give also a brief
description of the content of this journal of wide up-to-date information
about the sidereal environment, being focused on popular astronomy. Victor
Anestin, the editor en chief of the journal, was in touch with the amateur
astronomers, through it giving them assistance with advices and publishing
in it their results. We mention also that the society and the journal were very
appreciated in the epoch.
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va purta numele de Camille Flammarion. [14]
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avea un mic observator popular .
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provizoriu compus din d-nii amiral Urseanu, maior Sclia, locotenent de
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FXPDXIRVWYRWDWHvQDGRXDDGXQDUHJHQHUDO  [19].

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MEMBRII S2&,(7 ,,ASTRONOMICE ROMNE
FLAMMARION
G.Alexandrescu
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Julius Altman
HIGLYL]LH&)5
Al. Andreescu
telegrafist
Al. Anestin
d-na Elena
Anestin
Victor Anestin
Slt. artilerie C.
Apostolescu
Zamfir Arbore
Virgil Bejan,
Student
d-ra E.
Boerescu
Artur Boianovici, chimist
I. B. Brociner
Avocat
Cazimir
& SLWDQFRPDQdRU& WXQHDQX
A.I.Cmpescu
General Cica
Constantin
C. S. Constante
A. A. Costin
Gabriel Dichter
G. Dobrovici
Inginer

Capitala
L. Michelson
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Mihail Mitrescu
str. 13 septemIXQF LRQDU&)5
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brie, 48
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M. I. Negreanu
avocat
Paul Negreanu
str. Plevnei, 82
A. Negulescu
str. Vasile
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D. Negulescu
Calea Rahovei,
prof. univ.
189
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C. Nutzescu
Noi, 105
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str. Icoanei, 10
Pantazi
Zamfir A. Pantazzi, avocat
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D. I. Perianu,
str. Gramont
avocat
Al. I. Popescu
I. G. Popescu
slt. artilerie
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str. Covaci

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I. Donev

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Pandele Durmis
comerciant
Victor Eftimiu
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Maior C. Sclia
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COMITETUL
3UHHGLQWHd. Contra-amiral Urseanu.
Vice 3UHHGLQWH d. C SLWDQ comandor C WXQHDQX directorul
institutului geografic al armatei.
Secretar, d. Victor Anestin.
Casier, d. avocat M. Negreanu.
Membri. D-QLLPDLRU&6FOLDHIGHVHUYLFLXODLnstitutul armatei,
: 3DXO\ 3 &KL X GHSXWDW  ORFRWHQHQW GH PDULQ 1HJXOHVFX  6WHULH
0LK LOHDQXO $O $QGUHHVFX $O =HQHDQX ,DL OW 8UG UHDQX
&RQVWDQ DL,&RUEX%LVWUL D Transilvania).
8QLL GLQWUH PHPEULL 6RFLHW LL $VWURQRPLFH 5RPkQH )lammarion
HUDXLPHPEULDL6$)LSXEOLF P PDLMRVvQRUGLQHDDGPLWHULLOD6$)DD
FXP ILJXUHD] vQ HYLGHQ HOH DFHVWHL VRFLHW L DQXO DGPLWHULL ILLQG vQVFULV  vQ
SDUDQWH]DGHODXUP 
&+, 8 3,(55(DYRFDW Craova. (1895)
FLAISLEN, conseiller la Cour dAppel, Bucarest. (1895)
1 6785(/OHFRORQHO3(75('LUHFWHXUGHODUWLOOHULHDX
ministre de la guerre de Roumanie, ancient lve de lcole dapplication de
Fontainbleau, 112, calea Vacaresti, Bucarest. (1897)
PAULY (W.), 98, str. Labirint, Bucarest; strada Militari, 33,
Bucarest. (1898)
COSTIN (A. A.), 25, rue Grivitza; magistrat, 16, chausse Bonaparte
Bucarest. (1901)
MESCHELSOHN (LAZAR J.), rdacteur en chef de la revue
roumaine Les Progrs des Sciences, 188, rue Calarasilor, Bucarest. (1904)
SAMFIROPOULO-CRETZALIS (ARISTIDE), 125, strada 13 Sept.,
Bucarest. (1905)
ANESTIN (VICTOR), publiciste, strada Rosca, 3, Bucarest. (1905)
TODICA (GABRIEL), comptable, Algyogy (Hongrie). (1905)
BOERESCO (Mlle EUPHROSINE), str. Armeneasca, 25, Bucarest;
str. Clemenzei, 5, Bucarest. (1906)
SCLIA (le commandant COSTANT L.), sous-directeur de lInstitut
gographique de larme roumaine, Bucarest; (Le lieutenant-colonel
CONSTANT L.) du 15e rgiment dartillerie, 9, rue Costache Negri
Bucarest. (1906)
ARBURE, ZAMFIR C., chef du Bureau statistique de la Mairie, str.
Dragos Voda, 21 Bucarest. (1906)
CORBU, (J)., Besztercze, Comitatshaus (Hongrie). (1907)
ANESTIN (Mme HLNE), str. Rosca, 3 Bucarest (1907)

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NEGREANU, avocat, str. Episcopiei 1, Bucarest; 28, str. Lueger,
Bucarest. (1907)
PARVULESCU (CONSTANTIN), strada Calarasilor, 13, Ploiesti.
(1909)
STERIAN (le docteur ERACLIE), 22, strada Bibescu Voda,
Bucarest. (1912)
IONIANOU (NICOLAS D.), chef de bureau des poids et mesures,
str. Stefan cel Mare 9, Giurgiu. (1913)
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membri ai SAF:
CALUDE (DEMETRE), strada Gradina Publica, 7, Tecuci. (1909)
DAMAQUA (VICTOR) , tudiant au Lyce Trajan, 75, rue Unirea,
Turnu Sverin. (1910)
CONSTANTINESCO (GOU.), 19, boulevard Carol 1-er, Turnu
Sverin. (1910)
PETRESCOU (OVIDE), tudiant, rue Decebal, 40, Turnu Sverin.
(1910)
ROSETTI - BALANESCO (JEAN) , Dionisie, 60, Bucarest.
(1912)
CALUSARU DIMITRIE, instituteur, PadureniPutna, off. Marasesti,
(1919)
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n paginile =LDUXOXL WLLQ HORU 3RSXODUH L DO & O WRULLORU =3& -al
F UXLGLUHFWRU a fost Victor Anestin. Larga antrenare a astronomilor amatori
GLQ5RPkQLDSHQWUXHIHFWXDUHDGHREVHUYD LLV-a dovedit mai ales cu ocazia
HFOLSVHL GH 6RDUH GLQ  DXJXVW  UH]XOWDWHOH RE LQXWH GH DFHWLD
RFXSkQGVSD LLODUJLvQDFHOV SW PkQDORVLQWH] D ORUSXWkQGILFLWLW vQ>@
3UHHGLQWHOH6RFLHW LLFRQWUD-amiralul Vasile Urseanu (1848-1926),
YDDYHDXQUROLPSRUWDQWvQYLD D LDFWLYLWDWHDHLSULQIDSWXOF vLYDFRQVWUXL
vQ FXUkQG XQ REVHUYDWRU DVWURQRPLF vQ SURSULD ORFXLQ VLWXDW SH EG &RO HL
(actualul bulevDUG /DVF U &DWDUJLX GRWDW FX R OXQHW =HLVV FX RELHFWLYXO GH
PPLQVWDODW VXERFXSRO FXGLDPHWUXOGHPREVHUYDWRULQDXJXUDWvQ
1910 [9], pe care-O YDSXQHODGLVSR]L LDDVWURQRPLORUDPDWRULLDUVHFUHWDUXOHL
- LGHIDSWSURPRWRUXODFHVWHLVRFLHW L - Victor Anestin, era directorul revistei
Orion.
SAR Flammarion era a 29-D VRFLHWDWHDVWURQRPLF GLQOXPH
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Royal Astronomical Society (Londra), 1820; 669 membri.
Leeds Astronomical Society (Londra), 1862; 71 membri.
Astronomical Society of Chicago, 1862; 54 membri.
Astronomische Gesellschaft (Lipsca), 1865; 381 membri.
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