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Percival Lowell misunderstanding the Italian word “canali”[1] should rank pretty high in terms of similar phenomena and is probably the most impactful example.
by eddieh 1y ago
Percival Lowell misunderstanding the Italian word “canali”[1] should rank pretty high in terms of similar phenomena and is probably the most impactful example.
1. https://lowell.edu/percival-lowells-search-for-life-on-mars/ https://lowell.edu/percival-lowells-search-for-life-on-mars/
- unwind 1y agoIt looks like Wikipedia [1] has a better explanation of the actual misunderstanding, the page you linked wasn't very clear to me (Italian "canali" corresponds to English "channel", not English "canal"). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_canals#Supposed_%22discoveries%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_canals#Supposed_%22dis...