Twice-born
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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1997
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Twice-born. An epithet of the first three
varnas,
brahmans,
kṣatriyas, and
vaiśyas, since the males of these three groups are seen as achieving a second, spiritual, birth (
dvija, ‘twice-born’) at the investiture of the sacred thread (
upanayana). ‘Twice-born’ is also used of those who have undergone a ‘born-again’ experience in religion. Although it is usually used of Christians who have undergone a reconversion experience, William
James recognized it as a category in all religions.
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My favorite Martian. (astronomer Percival Lowell)
Magazine article from: The American Enterprise; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...from the blue-blood astronomer Percival Lowell, who a century ago fired imaginations...his Martians to political use. Percival Lowell was born in 1855 to the Boston...first two letters of which form Percival Lowell's initials. And somewhere...
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The Man Who Invented Mars Long before the space race and space shuttle, a brilliant, wealthy, charming Boston Brahmin named Percival Lowell popularized the idea that we are not alone in the universe. As the next US spacecraft prepares to descend upon the Red Planet, it's an idea worth revisiting.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/27/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...century Boston Brahmin named Percival Lowell will be smiling. Long before...shuttle successes and disasters, Percival Lowell devoted much of his career and...charming when he wanted to be, Percival Lowell was confident in his heritage...
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Percival Lowell, 85 Was sailboat builder
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/25/1991; 368 words
; Percival M. Lowell, a builder of sailboats like his father and...Townies are still being turned out by Mr. Lowell's son-in-law, Ralph Johnson. Mr. Lowell leaves a son, Percival M. Jr. of South Bristol, Maine; a daughter...
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Canales marcianos.(observación de canales en el planeta Marte por parte del astrónomo Percival Lowell)(Artículo breve)
Magazine article from: Contenido; 11/1/2005; 448 words
; Recluido en un observatorio enclavado en el desierto de Arizona, el astrnomo estadunidense Percival Lowell (1855-1916) consagr varios aos a observar con telescopio el planeta Marte. Al cabo afirm que la superficie de ese planeta...
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The mystery of Mars: the red planet was once soaked with water. Where did it go? And was Percival Lowell right after all?(Science)
Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; With each passing day, new images beamed from Mars by American rovers and European spacecraft build a stronger case for the argument that the red planet was not only awash in water at one time but also chock-full of the basic building blocks of life. Conclusive proof of life--for example, an old
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Lowell Observatory Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/27/1994; 700+ words
; ...hundred years ago tomorrow, Percival Lowell of Boston arrived in Flagstaff...particularly at Mars. Mars was Percival Lowell's passion, and it was for...JOHN HOLTZMAN, Astronomer: Percival Lowell really had a great interest in...
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Lowell Observatory
Transcript from: Weekend Saturday (NPR); 7/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...on Mars comes a century after Percival Lowell made unprecedented discoveries...MIKE LAMP, REPORTER: The site Percival Lowell chose for his observatory was...a Martian invasion of earth. Percival Lowell never believed the planet was...
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Lowell Observatory a must-see
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 7/16/2000; 437 words
; ...discovered the planet Pluto in 1930. It was Percival Lowell, a wealthy amateur astronomer from Boston...visitors are given guided tours of the Lowell Observatory complex, including Percival Lowell's final resting place. They can view...
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Founder's work continues at Lowell Observatory.(The Gazette (Colorado Springs))
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/31/2000; ; 525 words
; ...discovered the planet Pluto in 1930. It was Percival Lowell, a wealthy amateur astronomer from Boston...visitors are given guided tours of the Lowell Observatory complex, including Percival Lowell's final resting place. They can view...
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WHERE LOWELL OPENED EYES TO MARS AND THE UNIVERSE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/8/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...would have come as no surprise to Percival Lowell. The amateur astronomer and mathematician from Boston's aristocratic Lowell family was so convinced that dark...west of Flagstaff, visitors to the Lowell Observatory can sit exactly where...
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Lowell, Percival
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Lowell, Percival ( b . Boston, Massachusetts, 13 March 1855; d . Flagstaff, Arizona...astronomy . More than any other astronomer of his generation, Percival Lowell had a profound influence on the general public. His thesis that the planet...
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Percival Lowell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Percival Lowell 1855-1916, American astronomer, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1876; brother of Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Amy Lowell. He visited Korea and Japan, where he acted as counselor and foreign...
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Lowell, Abbott Lawrence 1855-1943
Book article from: American Decades
...strongly defended. In politics Lowell played an important role in both...Sacco and Vanzetti. Boston Brahmin Lowell was a member of one of the oldest...Boston and the brother of astronomer Percival Lowell and poet Amy Lowell. After attending...
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Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abbott Lawrence Lowell 1856-1943, American educator...LL.B., 1880); brother of Percival Lowell and Amy Lowell. He practiced law...Principle (1932), Biography of Percival Lowell (1935), and What a University...
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Amy Lowell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amy Lowell 1874-1925, American poet, biographer, and critic, b. Brookline, Mass., privately educated; sister of Percival Lowell and Abbott Lawrence Lowell. In 1912 she published A Dome of Many-Colored Glass, a volume...
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