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Are physical forces alone at work there, or has evolution begotten something more complex, something not unakin to what we know on Earth as life?
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Born:
March 13, 1855
Died:
November 12, 1916
(aged 61)
Bio:
Percival Lawrence Lowell was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars.
Known for:
Mars and its canals (1906)
The Soul Of The Far East (1888)
Mars as the abode of life (1908)
Occult Japan (1894)
Noto, An Unexplored Corner of Japan (1891)
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