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Percival Lowell[edit]

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Original – Astronomer Percival Lowell, discoverer of the dwarf planet Pluto, which has created such goods as the Tarnhelm, Mjölnir and... oh, wait, wrong kind of dwarf planet. He also popularised the Mars canals

Reason: One of the best photos I've seen of him.
Articles in which this image appears: Percival Lowell
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: James E. Purdy, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 00:52, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 16:35, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:11, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:27, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. --Janke | Talk 20:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 17:00, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Percival Lowell by James E. Purdy.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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