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Lowell Observatory



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ISBN-13:
9781439655726

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Arcadia Publishing SC

Date of publication:
03/01/2016

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Images of America Series

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128

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Upstairs in the Mesa one mile west of the city center of Flagstaff, Arizona, sits Lowell Observatory, an astronomical research facility is steeped in tradition. Percival Lowell, scion of Boston Brahmin family that his observatory was set up originally in 1894 to explore the possibility of intelligent life on Mars. Lowell is widely popularized by his controversial theory that has caused controversy among the scientific community and the general public. In the following years, astronomers at the observatory have made several discoveries that have radically changed our understanding of space, including the discovery of Pluto Tombaugh in 1930 and VM Slipher Detecting the expanding nature of the universe in 1912, a decade later, the Apollo astronauts visited as part of their preparation for the flight to the moon. These stories and others offer insights into scientific discovery, community pride and personal triumph that define the Lowell Observatory.

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