PERCIVAL LOWELL'S
Mars as the Abode of Life
Illustrated, 8vo, $2.50 net
The book is based on a course of lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in 1906, supplemented by the results of later observations. It is, in the large, the presentation of the results of the author's research into the genesis and development of what we call a world; not the mere aggregating of matter, but the process by which that matter comes to be individual as we find it. He bridges with the new science of planetology the evolutionary gap between the nebular hypothesis and the Darwinian theory.
"It is not only as an astronomer but as a writer that Professor Lowell charms the reader in this work. The beguilement of the theme is well matched by the grace and literary finish of the style in which it is presented. The subject is one to beget enthusiasm in its advocates, and the author certainly is not devoid of it. The warmth and earnestness of the true lover of his theme shine through the entire work so that in its whole style and illustrations it is a charming production."—St. Louis Globe Democrat.
"Mr. Lowell approaches the subject by outlining the now generally accepted theory of the formation of planets and the solar system. He describes the stages in the life history of a planet three of which are illustrated in the present state of the earth, Mars, and the moon. He tells what conditions we would expect to find on a planet in what we may call the Martian age, and proceeds to show how the facts revealed by observation square with the theories. The book is fascinatingly readable."—The Outlook.
"So attractive are the style and the illustrations that the work will doubtless draw the attention of many new readers to its fascinating subject. Professor Lowell has fairly preempted that portion of the field of astronomy which interests the widest readers, for there is no doubt that speculation regarding the possibility of life on other planets than our own has a peculiar attraction for the average human mind. . . . For the convenience of the non-technical reader, the body of the book has been made as simple and understandable as possible."—Philadelphia Press.
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