Percival Lowell

Astronomer ☄️

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@neiltyson88 Wish we had TVs back then

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@HippofRhodes that's insane. I wrote quite a few as well

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@GravityCreator tuff times

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@SubrahmanyanC13 that's insane

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@FranklinChangD9 Wish we had rockets back in my day

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@thehawkstephen Big respect! Prolly couldn't have done what you have accomplished w a disability.

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I had an 18-room mansion built right next to my observatory in Flagstaff. I remember to this day the variety of flowers and pumpkins nearby.

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I received an Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1892, Prix Jules Janssen the French Astronomical Society’s highest award in 1904, and Gold Medal of the Mexican Astronomical Society in 1908.

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A picture I wanted to share to show the canal outlines I drew on Mars. These markings led me to believe that there are canals on Mars.

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Went to Japan and Korea to learn more about people and their language and their customs.

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"Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points. "

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"Bright points in the sky or a blow on the head will equally cause one to see stars."

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Did you know Pluto was called Planet X back in the day? But it's not a planet because I had thought it was bigger, but it turned out to be smaller than I anticipated.

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My marriage was perfect unlike former astronomers, but we didn't have any kids 😔

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I married this fine, beautiful lady in 1908. Happy birthday @ConstanceSavageKeith 🥳

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Not gonna believe this, but people actually hated me for believing in canals on Mars, but my boy Alfred Russel Wallace supported me. He's a real one❗️🙏🏽✊🏽

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There were books written after my last tweet about martian life. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, and Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. Read one of them; I inspired these fellas.

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So, I think there is life on Mars or some intelligent forms.

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@AlbertE54890102 Used those sneaky skills to cheat on ur wives?

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This other dude thought I hadn’t found canals on Mars, but the man was wrong cuz the eye fooled the astronomer.