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Percival Lowell was an American astronomer in the late 1800s and early 1900s who became famous for observing Mars and proposing that intelligent beings had built canals on its surface. Though his canal theory was later disproven, his work helped fuel widespread public interest in the possibility of life on other planets.
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Percival Lowell (/ˈloʊəl/; March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System. He founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death.
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