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The Mobile Item in Mobile, Alabama

16 Dec 1916

Page 10

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The Mobile Item

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Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1916

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10

Mars as Lifesupport in Lowell's Last Observations

The article recalls Professor Percival Lowell’s death at Flagstaff Arizona while he was compiling findings supporting his Mars life theory. It notes Mars shows repeating lines resembling trenches and suggests Martian inhabitants may differ in form and intelligence yet share evolutionary kinship, with possible future tech like electromagnetic sight and energy use.

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Mars as a gigantic Egypt and Lowell's canal theory

The article explains Percival Lowell's view of canals on Mars formed by irrigation from polar melt. It compares January and March views, notes increased canal lines and dark patches, and questions how Martian water would be distributed without oceans. It discusses feasibility and objections to planetary irrigation and life hypotheses.

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Martian Water Works Imagined by Professor Lowell

The text describes Professor Lowell proposing a vast network of pumping stations to lift water on Mars and direct flow along favorable slopes. It suggests ancient, natural and artificial conditions shaping a Martian sea, with Mars long having water prior to recent events.

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Mars life debate fueled by Lowell canal theory

The article assesses Percival Lowell’s search for Martian life, arguing his telescope observations and canal hypotheses point to a possible habitable Mars. It notes Venus and Mercury as unlikely hosts and cites Lowell’s later photographs confirming canal-like lines, while acknowledging ongoing uncertainty.

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