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A highly educated member of a wealthy and aristocratic Boston family, Percival Lowell was interested in astronomy because he believed in canals on Mars, a view that modern astronomers dismiss as material for pop science fiction.

A highly educated member of a wealthy and aristocratic Boston family, Percival Lowell was interested in astronomy due to his belief in canals on Mars, which modern astronomers dismiss as material for pop science fiction.