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Chapter 1: The Flower and the Bee.- Chapter 2: Astronomy from the Top Down: Percival Lowell.- Chapter 3: Astronomy from the Bottom Up: Edward Emerson Barnard.- Chapter 4: Rivals of Mars.- Chapter 5: A Tale of Two Telescopes.- Chapter 6: The Spokes of Venus.- Chapter 7: Adventures with the Bruce.- Chapter 8: Percival Returns.- Chapter 9: Canali! Canali!.- Chapter 10: Wisps, Tores, and Good and Bad Reviews.- Chapter 11: A Barnard Ally Ups the Ante.- Chapter 12: Vale Percival.- Chapter 13: Ad Astra Edward.- Chapter 14: Lowell and Barnard Compared.

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      Publisher: Springer
      Publication Date: 10/29/2024
      ISBN13: 9783031687990, 978-3031687990
      ISBN10: 303168799X

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      Chapter 1: The Flower and the Bee.- Chapter 2: Astronomy from the Top Down: Percival Lowell.- Chapter 3: Astronomy from the Bottom Up: Edward Emerson Barnard.- Chapter 4: Rivals of Mars.- Chapter 5: A Tale of Two Telescopes.- Chapter 6: The Spokes of Venus.- Chapter 7: Adventures with the Bruce.- Chapter 8: Percival Returns.- Chapter 9: Canali! Canali!.- Chapter 10: Wisps, Tores, and Good and Bad Reviews.- Chapter 11: A Barnard Ally Ups the Ante.- Chapter 12: Vale Percival.- Chapter 13: Ad Astra Edward.- Chapter 14: Lowell and Barnard Compared.

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