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1. Lowell Observatory photographs of the planets. by Percival (1855-1916). LOWELL | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1910)
Asin: B000OR9K78 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
2. Annals of the Lowell Observatory. Volume I. Observations of the Planet Mars During the Opposition of 1894-5 Made at Flagstaff, Arizona. WITH: LOWELL. Annals of the Lowell Observatory. Volume II. Observations of the Planet Jupiter and its Satellites 1894 and 1895. II. Observations of Mars 1896 and 1897 Made at Flagstaff, Arizona, and Tacubaya, Mexico. WITH: LOWELL. Annals of the Lowell Observatory. Volume III. Observations of the Planet Mars During the Oppositions of 1894, 1896, 1898, 1901 and 1903 Made at Flagstaff, Arizona. by Percival (1855-1916). LOWELL | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1905)
Asin: B000OR9R8A Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
3. New observations of the planet Mercury. by Percival (1855-1916). LOWELL | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1902)
Asin: B000OR9BFO Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
4. Noto : an unexplored corner of Japan / by Percival Lowell by Percival (1855-1916) Lowell | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1891)
Asin: B00100D5QK Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
5. MARS As The ABODE Of LIFE. by Percival [1855 - 1916]. Lowell | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1908)
Asin: B000NYP1HK Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
6. Percival Lowell: The Culture and Science of a Boston Brahmin by David Strauss | |
Hardcover: 352
Pages
(2001-02)
list price: US$57.00 -- used & new: US$39.90 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0674002911 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Book Description This engaging and wide-ranging biography casts new light on the life and careers of Percival Lowell. Scion of a wealthy Boston family, elder brother of Harvard President Lawrence and poet Amy, Percival Lowell is best remembered as the astronomer who claimed that intelligent beings had built a network of canals on Mars. But the Lowell who emerges in David Strauss's finely textured portrait was a polymath: not just a self-taught astronomer, but a shrewd investor, skilled photographer, inspired public speaker, and adventure-travel writer whose popular books contributed to an awakening American interest in Japan. Strauss shows that Lowell consistently followed the same intellectual agenda. One of the principal American disciples of Herbert Spencer, Lowell, in his investigations of Japanese culture, set out to confirm Spencer's notion that Westerners were the highest expression of the evolutionary process. In his brilliant defense of the canals on Mars, Lowell drew on Spencer's claim that planets would develop life-supporting atmospheres over time. Strauss's charming, somewhat bittersweet tale is the story of a rebellious Boston Brahmin whose outsider mentality, deep commitment to personal freedom, and competence in two cultures all contributed to the very special character of his careers, first as a cultural analyst and then more memorably as an astronomer. Customer Reviews (3)
Lowell in Context
Thorough and Revealing This is the portrait of a restless mind, worth delving into.
Surprisingly easy read!! |
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