Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation

About this eBook

Author

Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913

Credits

Produced by Thaadd and the PG Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

QB: Science: Astronomy

Subject

Mars (Planet)

Category

Text

eBook-No.

10855

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10855

Release Date

January 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF PROFESSOR PERCIVAL LOWELL'S BOOK "MARS AND ITS CANALS," WITH AN ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION — PREFACE. — TABLE OF CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — MR. PERCIVAL LOWELL'S DISCOVERIES AND THEORIES. — CHAPTER III. — THE CLIMATE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY OF MARS. — CHAPTER IV. — IS ANIMAL LIFE POSSIBLE ON MARS? — CHAPTER V. — THE TEMPERATURE OF MARS—MR. LOWELL'S ESTIMATE. — CHAPTER VI. — A NEW ESTIMATE OF THE TEMPERATURE OF MARS. — CHAPTER VII. — A SUGGESTION AS TO THE 'CANALS' OF MARS. — APPENDIX. — CHAPTER VIII. — SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.

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