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MARS by Percival Lowell, 1895.
Today's Google icon pays homage to Percival Lowell, the 19th century astronomer who popularized the notion that there were Martian-made canals on the surface of Mars and, therefore, Martians.
5: Mars as drawn by Percival Lowell ... plmars-texture-v3.jpg This texture was created by joining GIFs of Percival Lowell's sketches of the canals of Mars.
Percival Lowell had been inspired by the work of Giovanni Schiaparelli, a 19th century Italian astronomer who had observed lines on Mars that he had called canali, Italian for channels.
Lowell, Percival . Mars / Lowell, Percival Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library...
Lowell Observatory 1400 W Mars Hill Rd Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928) 774-3358
The man who launched the search that would turn up Pluto was also responsible for launching Martian mania in America. Percival Lowell believed Mars was home to intelligent life, but he couldn't prove ...
Percival Lowell (1855-1916) is one of the best known observers of the planet Mars.
MARS by Percival Lowell Excerpt from Chapter IV, "Canals"
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