The scientist Percival Lowell

Percival Lowell

Living place: Boston

Birthday: 13-3-1855

Global rank: #45978

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Who is The scientist Percival Lowell?
The brilliant astronomer studied the canals of Mars and published three books - Mars, Mars and Its Canals, and Mars Like the Abode of Life - about his discoveries. He was also a key figure in the discovery of Pluto.
Pluto's naming was influenced by his initials and he founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
 
 

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He is a diplomat, serving as a special consultant for a Korean diplomatic mission.

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He has a brother named Lawrence and a sister named Amy.

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He has been described by other planetary scientists as "the most influential connoisseur of planetary science in America before Carl Sagan."

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When was The scientist Percival Lowell born?
Percival Lowell was born in 13-3-1855, death year is , at the age of 169.
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Percival Lowell was born in Boston, Massachusetts- United States. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Percival Lowell's global rank is 45978 and whose rank is 180 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1855 and 13-3

Birthday Percival Lowell (13-3) in history

  • Day 13-3 year 1639: Cambridge College is officially renamed Harvard University.
  • Day 13-3 year 1781: British-German astronomer, Sir William Herschel, discovered Uranus.
  • Day 13-3 year 1852: "Uncle Sam" cartoon appeared for the first time in N.Y. Lantern weekly.
  • Day 13-3 year 1868: The Senate began President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial.
  • Day 13-3 year 1906: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died.
  • Day 13-3 year 1925: Tennessee passed a bill prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools.
  • Day 13-3 year 1930: Clyde W. Tombaugh announced the discovery of the planet Pluto.
  • Day 13-3 year 1972: Britain and China resumed full diplomatic relations after 22 years; Britain withdrew its consulate from Taiwan.
  • Day 13-3 year 1996: A man shot dead 16 children and a woman teacher in a school in Dunblane, Scotland. He then shot himself.
  • Day 13-3 year 2012: The Encyclopaedia Britannica discontinued its print edition after 244 years.
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