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INASMUCH as Dr. Wallace has sent me his book through his publishers, as I gather from the wrapper—though it is not so expressed—I suppose it is incumbent on me to acknowledge it, since he clearly expects some sort of reply. The effect of its perusal is to show me again how cogent is the argument for the habitability of Mars, for only by many misstatements of fact, wholly unintentional, of course, can Dr. Wallace make out even a seeming case upon the other side. A physicist will not need to have these errors pointed out to him, but as most readers are unable to correct them for themselves it may be wise to instance a few to show how his house of cards tumbles down in consequence.
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LOWELL, P. The Habitability of Mars . Nature 77, 461 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/077461a0
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