If you always thought that it was Giovanni Schiaparelli who first
coined the phrase 'Canali' pertaining to the straight lines he
appeared to observe on Mars you'd be wrong. In 1858, an astronomer
working at the Vatican observatory named father Pietro Angelo
Secchi took it upon himself to create his own drawings of Mars. The
red planet was now nearing a close approach to earth and the
powerful Vatican telescope was capable of resolving detail
previously invisible to most astronomers. Secchi thought he saw a
series of straight lines on the Martian surface so he made an
innocuous notation in his notes. His sketches and articles were
published in 1859 in which he referred several times to 'Canale
Atlantico' or 'Canale Ceruleo'. His regrettable choice of words
would not have an impact for another eight years. This volume tells
not only of people and places that have influenced mankind's
relationship with the enigmatic red planet, but it also shows you
the colour drawings that Secchi made, which were provided to us
directly by the Vatican itself. Along with many other interesting
stories, drawings and photographs this book will be a prize for
both the novice or ardent student of Mars.
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