How I killed Pluto and why it had it coming / [by] Mike Brown

By:

Brown, Mike

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: New York : Spiegel & Grau, c2012Description: xii, 267 p. : 1 ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780385531108 (pbk.) :
9780385531092 (eBook)

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23rd 523.492 BRO/H

Summary: The astronomer who inadvertently triggered the "demotion" of Pluto in his effort to officially recognize the solar system's tenth planet describes the ensuing debates and public outcry while revealing the behind-the-scenes story of his discovery.

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Includes index.

The astronomer who inadvertently triggered the "demotion" of Pluto in his effort to officially recognize the solar system's tenth planet describes the ensuing debates and public outcry while revealing the behind-the-scenes story of his discovery.

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