If astronomy teaches anything, it teaches that man is but a detail in …

Percival Lowell
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If astronomy teaches anything, it teaches that man is but a detail in the evolution of the universe, and the resemblant though diverse details are inevitably to be expected in the hosts of orbs around him. He learns that, though he will probably never find his double anywhere, he is destined to discover any number of cousins scattered through space. ✨ Percival Lowell (2006). Mars (Large Print), p.154, ReadHowYouWant.com
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Bright points in the sky or a blow on the head will equally cause one to see stars. ✨ Lowell Observatory, Percival Lowell (1898). Annals of the Lowell Observatory

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