Other Astronomers Were Skeptical About Percival Lowell's Claims of Martian

question 65

Multiple Choice

Other astronomers were skeptical about Percival Lowell's claims of Martian canals because

• A) it did not seem possible for his telescope to see the surface through its thick atmosphere
• B) they discovered that Lowell suffered from poor vision
• C) they were able to prove that Lowell's telescope was faulty
• D) when they pointed their own telescopes toward Mars they couldn't see them

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