Selected Works

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Selected Works is written by Percival Lowell and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1409956571 (ISBN 10) and 9781409956570 (ISBN 13).

Contents: Mars. I. Atmosphere, Lines on his Mathematics Instructor, Augustus Lowell and Letter to Amy Lowell. Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855-1916) was a businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fuelled speculation that there were canals on Mars, founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death. The choice of the name Pluto and its symbol were partly influenced by his initials PL. Percival graduated from the Noble and Greenough School in 1872 and Harvard University in 1876 with distinction in mathematics. In the 1880s, he travelled extensively in the Far East. In August 1883, he served as a foreign secretary and counsellor for a special Korean diplomatic mission to the United States. He also spent significant periods of time in Japan, writing books on Japanese religion, psychology, and behavior. His works include: The Soul of the Far East, (1888), Noto (1891) and Occult Japan (1894).