If astronomy teaches anything, it teaches that man is but a detail in the evolution of the universe, … - Percival Lowell

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Percival Lowell

If astronomy teaches anything, it teaches that man is but a detail in the evolution of the universe, and the resemblant though diverse details are inevitably to be expected in the hosts of orbs around him. He learns that, though he will probably never find his double anywhere, he is destined to discover any number of cousins scattered through space.

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