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Prof. Lowell on "Astronomy Today"

Professor Percival Lowell '76 will give an illustrated lecture on "Astronomy Today" in the Living Room of the Union on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be open only to members of the Union.

Professor Lowell is best known for his researches concerning the planet Mars, for which he was awarded the Janssen medal by the French Astronomical Society in 1904. He has lived for a number of years in Japan, and has undertaken several expeditions for astronomical investigations. He is a non-resident professor of astronomy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and belongs to many scientific societies.

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