The planet mars a history of observation and discovery by sheehan william 1954 publication date 1996 topics mars planet publisher tucson university of arizona press collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks china digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive language english motions of mars pioneers a situation similar to ours . The planet mars a history of observation and discovery william sheehan chapter 8 how the eye interprets there were important developments in 1894 other than the founding of the observatory at flagstaff and the emergence of percival lowell as the central figure in the debate over the martian canals the spectroscopic detection of water vapor on mars had been confidently announced in the . When they do they will owe much to the mars of romance to the early pioneers whose discoveries and disappointments are brought to life in the planet mars a history of observation and discovery in this timely and vividly written account william sheehan traces human fascination with mars back to the naked eye observers of the planet he recalls the early telescopic observers who first made . The planet mars a history of observation and discovery anthropological papers of the paperback sheehan william sheehan william isbn 10 0816516413 isbn 13 9780816516414. The planet mars a history of observation discovery anthropological papers of the author william sheehan edition illustrated reprint publisher university of arizona press 1996 isbn