The Evolution of Worlds
by Percival Lowell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good copy.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: the Macmillan Company, 1909.. Very good copy.. Binding: contemporary burgundy cloth over boards, title in gilt within a gilt borders on flat spine and upper board, uncut. , Notes: Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855 – 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars. 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. In 1904, Lowell received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société Astronomique de France, the French astronomical society. For the last 23 years of his life, astronomy, Lowell Observatory, and his and others' work at his observatory were the focal points of his life., Size: 8vo., , Illustration: Illustrated with numerous astronomical diagrams and photographs throughout. , Category: Book Science & Technology; Book Astronomy;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B6386
- Title
- The Evolution of Worlds
- Author
- Percival Lowell
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good copy.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- the Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909.
- Keywords
- Book Science & Technology; Book Astronomy;
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