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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: The Macmillan company in 1906 in 464 pages; Subjects: Mars (Planet); Science / Astronomy; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Astronomy; Science / General; Science / Astronomy; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; ... Read more

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Mars has been on our sights from the moment we looked up and saw the red planet on our night sky.

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An interesting book!
This book originated as four essays that were published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1895. The four essays each cover a part of Percival Lowell's (1855-1916) speculations on what is the meaning of recent "discoveries" about the planet Mars. Article I covers the Martian atmosphere, article II covers the presence (or more truthfully lack) of water on Mars, article III covers the recently discovered "canals," and article IV covers oases or areas of vegetation at the confluence of the canals. His shocking conclusion that Mars was a dying planet, populated by a race of intelligent beings that were building canals to try to delay their inevitable extinction, caught to popular imagination and made this book a bestseller.

Overall, I found this book to be quite a fun read. Yes, the book was subsequently discredited, and now enjoys the reputation of being one of science's greatest pieces of flummery, but it was very well written and it is easy to see why it attracted such a large audience. The book had very wide reach, in its time, influencing such writers as H.G. Wells (War of the Worlds came out in 1898) and Edgar Rice Burroughs (A Princess of Mars came out in 1911).

I highly enjoyed this book and think that you will too. Read it for its historical value. Read it for its influence on science-fiction. Read it because it is just plain an interesting book!
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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: The Macmillan company in 1906 in 464 pages; Subjects: Mars (Planet); Science / Astronomy; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Astronomy; Science / General; Science / Astronomy; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is the story of one car—a 1911 Stevens-Duryea Model Y "Big Six"—and its famous owner Percival Lowell, the American astronomer best known for his studies of Mars and mathematical prediction of the discovery of Pluto. The narrative follows the vehicle, a product of Frank Duryea—of the pioneering Duryea brothers—through its time with Lowell and through subsequent owners to its present status as a moving landmark of history.

This automobile made its debut in Flagstaff, which was at that time a frontier logging and cow town of Arizona with unpaved streets in what was not yet even one of the United States. It survived the years from 1911 when delivered to Lowell, through his death in 1916, through occasional use until 1938 when it was "abandoned," then through sixty subsequent years of neglect before being restored to its original form and condition and finally returning to Lowell Observatory on Mars Hill overlooking Flagstaff.

Many of the important developments in the early history of the gasoline-powered automobile are traced to establish the context in which this remarkable vehicle was created. The community in which the Duryea brothers labored, in short lived teamwork, and their role in the evolution of the automobile industry are discussed. The text also provides an intimate look at the life of one of America’s most important astronomers. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This engaging and wide-ranging biography casts new lighton the life and careers of Percival Lowell. Scion of a wealthy Bostonfamily, elder brother of Harvard President Lawrence and poet Amy,Percival Lowell is best remembered as the astronomer who claimed thatintelligent beings had built a network of canals on Mars. But theLowell who emerges in David Strauss's finely textured portrait was apolymath: not just a self-taught astronomer, but a shrewd investor,skilled photographer, inspired public speaker, and adventure-travelwriter whose popular books contributed to an awakening Americaninterest in Japan. Strauss shows that Lowell consistently followed thesame intellectual agenda. One of the principal American disciples ofHerbert Spencer, Lowell, in his investigations of Japanese culture,set out to confirm Spencer's notion that Westerners were the highestexpression of the evolutionary process. In his brilliant defense ofthe canals on Mars, Lowell drew on Spencer's claim that planets woulddevelop life-supporting atmospheres over time. Strauss's charming,somewhat bittersweet tale is the story of a rebellious Boston Brahminwhose outsider mentality, deep commitment to personal freedom, andcompetence in two cultures all contributed to the very specialcharacter of his careers, first as a cultural analyst and then morememorably as an astronomer. ... Read more

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Lowell in Context
The first fully satisfying biography of a man who helped to change astronomy, sustained its popularity and mystery, and tested the wills of mainstream astronomers.

Thorough and Revealing
Strauss is not content with telling us the story of Lowell's fascinating life--he portrays each milieu in which Lowell worked and lived with a complexity that gives us the tools to understand Lowell in context.For example, he gives us piquant details about life in the upper reaches of Boston Brahmin culture.One of the more interesting stories is Lowell's move from prominence in academia to the position of crank and critic of the increasing professionalization of astronomy.

This is the portrait of a restless mind, worth delving into.

Surprisingly easy read!!
Strauss' historical look at Lowell is extremely engaging and I found this book hard to put down.Some great historical context about Boston and Japan really give you the feeling of what is was like to be there back in the 1800's.I recommend this to all. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Travel / General; Travel / General; Travel / Special Interest / Adventure; Travel / Essays ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1911.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Boston, Ticknor and company in 1886 in 513 pages; Subjects: Korea; History / Asia / China; History / Asia / Korea; Travel / Asia / China; ... Read more

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Toward the middle of the afternoon we reached a part of the coast locally famous or infamous, for the two were one; a stretch of some miles where the mountains made no apology for falling abruptly into the sea. Sheer for several hundred feet, the shore is here unscalable. Nor did it use to be possible to go round by land, for the cliffs are merely the ends of mountain-chains, themselves utterly wild and tractless. ... Read more

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THE SOUL OF THE FAR EAST.
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The boyish belief that on the other side of our globe all things are of necessity upside down is starfcliogly brought back to the man when he fust sets foot at Yokohama. If his initial glance does not, to bo sure, disclose the natives in the every-day feat of standing calmly on their heads, an attitude winch his youthful imagination conceived to be a necessary coo sequence of their geographical position, it does at least reveal them looking at the world as if from the standpoint of that eccentric posture. For they seem to him to see everything topsy-turvy. Whether it be that their antipodal situation has affected their brains, or whether it is the mind of the observer himself that has hitherto been wrong in undertaking to

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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company; Publication date: 1908; Subjects: Biography ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more