Lowell and Mars [Paperback]

William Graves Hoyt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press; 2nd ptg edition (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816505144
• ISBN-13: 978-0816505142
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,481,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well written biography of Percival Lowell., July 3, 1998

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This review is from: Lowell and Mars (Paperback)

If you can't imagine a book on astronomy being a "page turner" then I invite you to pick up a copy of this book. Because of Lowell's belief in Martian life and canals, and his spirited defense of these beliefs, he is often portrayed as a "kook" and "crack pot." Lowell is neither of these things - and he was not the only astronomer of his time to share his belief. One of Percival Lowell's greatest gifts to astronomy is alive and well today; it is the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona - one of the finest astronomical observatories in the world. Whatever you may have heard or read about Lowell, in this book you will meet a fascinating man that, I think, you would have liked to have known.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life on Mars?, August 22, 2000

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Gary (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lowell and Mars (Paperback)

Loved the biography well written and thorough. Lowell was a terribly misunderstood genius. Also, the new book in reprint Mars: As the Abode of Life Lowell's proof of life on Mars is worth a try.