Is Mars Habitable? a Critical Examination of Professor Percival Lowell’s Book Mars and Its Canals, with an Alternative Explanation (1907)

""Is Mars Habitable? A Critical Examination Of Professor Percival Lowell's Book Mars And Its Canals, With An Alternative Explanation"" is a book written by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1907. The book is a critique of the popular theory proposed by astronomer Percival Lowell that Mars was home to a highly advanced civilization that had constructed a network of canals to transport water from the planet's polar ice caps to its arid regions. Wallace, a renowned biologist and contemporary of Charles Darwin, argues that Lowell's theory is based on flawed observations and misinterpretations of the Martian landscape. He provides a detailed analysis of Lowell's book ""Mars and Its Canals"" and presents an alternative explanation for the features observed on the planet's surface. In ""Is Mars Habitable?"", Wallace examines the possibility of life on Mars and questions whether the planet is capable of sustaining any form of life. He also discusses the implications of the search for extraterrestrial life and the importance of scientific rigor in the pursuit of knowledge. Overall, ""Is Mars Habitable?"" is a thought-provoking and insightful book that challenges popular scientific beliefs of its time and encourages critical thinking and skepticism in the pursuit of scientific knowledge.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.