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Martians Like It Dry
Recent developments in physics disprove Lowell’s picture of a race building huge canals in a valiant struggle to survive
March
1
1942
JOHN W. CAMPBELL
Martians Like It Dry
JOHN W. CAMPBELL
March
1
1942
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ARTICLE
Martians Like It Dry
Recent developments in physics disprove Lowell’s picture of a race building huge canals in a valiant struggle to survive
March
1
1942
JOHN W. CAMPBELL
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