COMPLETE[ASTRONOMY]Mars and Its Canals by Percival Lowell - thw

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Mars and Its Canals by Percival Lowell (1855 - 1916).

In the days before telescope photography, astronomers had to draw what they thought they saw through the eyepiece throughout the long dark nights. Sometimes they saw saw more than there really was to see, and a bit over 100 years ago Percival Lowell published books on what he was sure were canals on Mars, signs of intelligent civilization. (In case you too are skeptical, we also have at Librivox a criticism of Lowell's theories in a book published a year later (in 1907) by Alfred Russel Wallace.)
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  • This project is complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/mars-and-its-canals-by-percival-lowell/


    Following the recent completion of "100 Reasons Why The Earth is Flat", I decided we should continue to look at other mis-information about things planetary. Oh, and the 4th season of The Expanse was just released so when you take a break from binge-watching it and then repeats of all the previous series, you need something seemingly related to read.

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      This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
      • Project Code: FnXaLH64
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Percival Lowell) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival_Lowell
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 34
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1906
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      Keywords that describe the book: Mars, astronomy, canals

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    Thanks, Todd
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Post by ToddHW »

I'd love to have a DPL. Failing that, I will PL completed sections.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by silverquill »

Cool project, Todd.
May I take 1 and 34?

OK, can''t resist asking for DPL too.....
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Thank you.

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Post by adrianstephens »

Can I have sections 2-5 please?
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Thank you.

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My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
...
Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Thank you.

Todd
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Post by adrianstephens »

My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
...
Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Thank you.

Todd
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Post by Avyndus »

Hello!

I would like to claim Section 23 of this project. This is my first project and I am eager to get started. The pseudonym I would like used is "Avyndus." I am going to use an AT2035 Cardioid Condenser Microphone. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Jack a.k.a. Avyndus
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Post by silverquill »

adrianstephens wrote: December 18th, 2019, 4:30 am Section 2 @ 14:48 ready for PL
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/marsanditscanals_02_lowell_128kb.mp3
PL OK!
Thanks.
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Avyndus wrote: December 18th, 2019, 7:57 pm Hello!

I would like to claim Section 23 of this project. This is my first project and I am eager to get started. The pseudonym I would like used is "Avyndus." I am going to use an AT2035 Cardioid Condenser Microphone. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Jack a.k.a. Avyndus
Hello Jack,
Welcome to Librivox!
Before you can contribute, you need to complete the 1-minute test (see: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/1-Minute_Test),
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Best Regards,
Adrian
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Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
...
Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Thank you.

Todd
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