Word: planets
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Flagstaff, Arizona, where in 1894 he erected his great astronomical observatory. Mr. Lowell had already attained honor in another field of research when his interest in astronomy, and his conviction that the altitude and atmosphere of Flagstaff offered an opportunity for perhaps a more intimate scrutiny of the planets than any which had yet been made, led him to begin his great work at that point. He had won rank for his use of the scientific imagination in the field of Japanese occultism and the Oriental psychology. If Mr. Lowell had continued in that field he might, perhaps, have gained...
Concerning his Martian researches, it is only to be said that while the general judgment of science is against his conclusion that the so--called canals are proved to be the work of intelligent beings, his work has keenly stimulated the study of that planet, and has greatly advanced scientific knowledge of it. Even now the question of the nature and cause of these markings, may be regarded as in abeyance. Lowell had not proved his case. Scientists tell us that the Schiaperelli and Lowell "canals" on Mars exist in these astronomer's own psychology, or rather in their...
...inmates, who regard themselves as sane, should after their fashion treat him as a madman. To escape the rigid supervision of the authorities in time of war, a philosopher would have to detach himself not merely from the point of view of his countrymen, but from that of the planet on which he lives, and go to live not, perhaps, on Mars, but on some heavenly body with a more pacific name. Inasmuch as Mr. Bertrand Russell is a social philosopher, it is to be supposed that he knows this himself, and is not chafing unduly at the restrictions that...
...York Allied Bazaar's diminutive planet is still dodging its way through the sky in search of a name. The heavenly little body demands the name of some great institution of learning, but what institution this will be depends entirely on the latter's generosity. Will Carthaginian parsimony force the little twinkler to go through life with such a designation as "Yalensis" or "Tiga"? To save it from such a fate voting is being held dally in the CRIMSON Building, 14-20 Plympton street. Votes are now selling at the low figure of 10 cents each; there is no limit...
...entire proceeds will be given to the Allied Bazaar in New York, which is raising a million-dollar fund for war relief. Besides naming a planet for a college, a vote is being taken to determine the name of what city another of Professor Metcalfe's planets will bear, while shares are being sold for the privilege of naming a third asteroid according to the wishes of the winner...