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5 days ago

A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Mars! - 99% Invisible

Early 20th-century Western society believed advanced Martian civilizations existed, driven by astronomer Percival Lowell's canal theory and widespread media sensationalism.
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fromFuturism
6 months ago

Why the New York Times Claimed Life Had Been Found on Mars

Percival Lowell claimed Mars showed vast engineered canal networks, and modern media later mistakenly reported fantastical Martian discoveries.
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