Percival Lowell
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Percival Lowell was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System.
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The special mission, before departing to the United States. Lowell is seated on the bottom right (1883).
Martian canals depicted by Percival Lowell
Craters on the Mars surface (frame 11) imaged by Mariner 4 as it flew by Mars in 1965
Percival Lowell in 1914, observing Venus in the daytime with the 24-inch (61 cm) Alvan Clark & Sons refracting telescope at Flagstaff, Arizona
Lowell mausoleumAwards 2
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About this person
Percival Lowell was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System. He founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death.
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1855 to 1916 · aged 61
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