Percival Lowell

The Culture And Science Of A Boston Brahmin

by David Strauss
language: english
Publisher: Harvard University Press, February of 2001 ‧
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Elder brother of Harvard President Lawrence and poet Amy, Percival Lowell is best known as the astronomer who claimed intelligent beings had built canals on Mars. But the Lowell who emerges here was a polymath: not just a self-taught astronomer, but a shrewd investor, skilled photographer, inspired public speaker, and adventure-travel writer.

Percival Lowell

The Culture And Science Of A Boston Brahmin

by David Strauss

Property Description
ISBN: 9780674002913
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date: February of 2001
Language: English
Dimensions: 155 x 235 x 33 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Biographies
EAN: 9780674002913