Percival Lowell
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Percival Lowell was an American astronomer best known for his observations of Mars, his speculation about Martian canals, and for founding the Lowell Observatory, which later led to the discovery of Pluto.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percival Lowell canonical | 6 |
| Percival Lawrence Lowell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Percival Lowell Context triple: [Lowell family, hasNotableMember, Percival Lowell]
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George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
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James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
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Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer best known for discovering the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930.
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Henry Draper
Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Percival Lowell Target entity description: Percival Lowell was an American astronomer best known for his observations of Mars, his speculation about Martian canals, and for founding the Lowell Observatory, which later led to the discovery of Pluto.
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A.
George Willis Ritchey
George Willis Ritchey was an American optician and telescope designer renowned for pioneering advanced reflecting telescope technologies in the early 20th century.
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B.
James Edward Keeler
James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
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C.
Simon Newcomb
Simon Newcomb was a 19th-century Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician renowned for his work in celestial mechanics, astronomical constants, and early studies of what became known as Benford's law.
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D.
Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer best known for discovering the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930.
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E.
Henry Draper
Henry Draper was a pioneering 19th-century American physician and astronomer renowned for his early work in astrophotography and stellar spectroscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern stellar classification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomer
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Lowell Observatory
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surface form:
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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| causeOfDiscovery | search for Planet X ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1855-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Lowell Observatory ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mars observation
ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ celestial mechanics ⓘ planetary astronomy ⓘ |
| founded | Lowell Observatory ⓘ |
| fullName |
Percival Lowell
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Percival Lawrence Lowell
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| genre |
popular science
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travel literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Percival ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discovery of Pluto ⓘ |
| heritage |
New England Brahmin
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surface form:
New England elite family
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| influenced | Clyde Tombaugh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Lowell Observatory
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popularizing the idea of canals on Mars ⓘ search for Planet X beyond Neptune ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lowell family ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Mars and Its Canals
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surface form:
Martian canals
hypothesis of intelligent life on Mars ⓘ |
| notableRelative | James Russell Lowell ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mars
ⓘ
Mars and Its Canals ⓘ Mars as the Abode of Life ⓘ Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan ⓘ Occult Japan, or the Way of the Gods ⓘ The Soul of the Far East ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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author ⓘ businessman ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Flagstaff ⓘ
surface form:
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Flagstaff
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surface form:
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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| positionHeld | director of Lowell Observatory ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Flagstaff ⓘ
surface form:
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
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Amy Lowell ⓘ |
| studied |
Mars
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Mercury ⓘ Venus ⓘ outer planets ⓘ |
| theorized | existence of Planet X beyond Neptune ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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