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Percival Lowell
Percival Lawrence Lowell is an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who has driven speculation about the presence of canals on Mars. He founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and was the starter of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death.
BornMarch 13, 1855, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 12, 1916, Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Resting placeMars Hill, Lowell Observatory
NationalityAmerican
FieldsAstronomy
EducationNoble and Greenough School
Alma materHarvard University
Known forMartian canals, Asteroids discovered: 793 Arizona (April 9, 1907)

About Percival Lowell

Astronomer Percival Lowell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on March 13, 1855. He dies at the age of 61, on November 12, 1916.

Famous astronomer who studied Mars' canals and published three books on his findings: Mars, Mars and Its Canals, and Mars as the Abode of Life. He was also a key figure in the discovery of Pluto.

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Percival Lowell before becoming famous

Percival Lowell was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1855 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

As a diplomat, he served as a special advisor to a Korean diplomatic mission.

Achievement of Percival Lowell

His initials inspired Pluto's nomenclature, and he established the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Percival Lowell's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Amy was his sister, and Lawrence was his brother.

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Other planetary scientists have referred to him as"America's most notable planetary science popularizer before Astronomer Carl Sagan".

Percival Lowell Income & Net worth

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