A legendary scientist spent his life convincing the world that Mars had life
Percival Lowell, a wealthy American astronomer, dedicated his career and fortune to proving that an advanced civilization built a massive network of irrigation canals across the surface of Mars.
Percival Lowell famously misinterpreted dark lines on the Martian surface as artificial canals constructed by a dying race of aliens. After founding the Lowell Observatory in 1894, he published three popular books that captivated the public imagination and influenced decades of science fiction.
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