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Lowell, Percival

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American astronomer and writer, 1855-1916. A member of the distinguished Lowell family of Massachusetts; brother of poet Amy Lowell and Harvard University president Abbott Lowell. Lowell predicted the existence of the planet Pluto and initiated the search that ended in its discovery. During the period 188393 he devoted himself to literature and travel, much of the time in the Far East, which he ... [MORE]

1. Mars, by Percival Lowell, 1895 - Astronomer Lowell did not consider this a work of fiction, let alone science fiction, when he first published it over a hundred years ago, but it worked out that way.
2. Noto: An Unexplained Corner of Japan - In plain text, or as a zip file, from Project Gutenberg.
3. Percival Lowell - Biography from Lowell Observatory, with photos.
4. The Soul of the Far East - Online book.
5. The Soul of the Far East - In plain text, or as a zip file, at Project Gutenberg.



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