Percival Lowell also studied the effect of gravity on the planet Neptune.
珀西瓦尔·洛厄尔还研究了重力对海王星的影响。
VOA Special 2019年5月合集
Today, we tell about Percival Lowell whose work led to the discovery of Pluto.
今天,我们讲述珀西瓦尔·洛厄尔的故事,他的工作导致了冥王星的发现。
VOA Special 2019年5月合集
Percival Lowell came from a New England family with a long history in America.
珀西瓦尔·洛厄尔来自新英格兰的一个家庭,在美国有着悠久的历史。
VOA Special 2019年5月合集
Percival Lowell did not know that his eyes played a part in the markings he saw on Mars.
珀西瓦尔·洛厄尔不知道他的眼睛在他在火星上看到的标记中起了作用。
TED演讲(视频版) 2019年11月合集
The most famous of these erroneous predictions came from Percival Lowell, who was convinced that there must be a planet just beyond Uranus and Neptune, messing with those orbits.
帕西瓦尔·罗伦斯·罗威尔(Percival Lawrence Lowell,1855年3月13日-1916年11月12日),是一位美国天文学家、商人、作家与数学家。罗威尔曾经将火星上的沟槽描述成运河,并且在美国亚利桑那州的弗拉格斯塔夫创建了罗威尔天文台,最终促使冥王星在他去世14年后被人们发现。
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Percival Lowell 帕西瓦尔·罗威尔
Percival Lawrence Lowell (March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars. He founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death.