The call of the stars; a popular introduction to a knowledge of the starry skies with their romance and legend (1919)
Kippax, John R. (John Robert), 1849-1922 · New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 456
i observed by Schiaparelli,Lowell and his assistants at the famous Lowell Observa-tory at Flagstaff (6800 ft.), Arizona, have found manyso-called canals, which differ radically from the mark-ings observed by the Italian astronomer. Lowellspeaks of these streaks as being extremely narrow, andof… … Lowell Observatory Plate XXXV. A Map of the Planet Mars (The image is inverted as in astronomical telescopes. The SyrtisMajor or Hour-glass Sea, usually the most conspicuous object on thered planet, a white polar cap, several oases, and a large number ofthe famous so-called canals, some of which…
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