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

By:

Brown, Mike, , 1965-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Spiegel & Grau , 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 267 p. : 1 ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780385531085

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

523.4 BRO

LOC classification:

QB701 .B77 2010

Contents:

Prologue: Pluto dies -- What is a planet? -- A millennium of planets -- The moon is my nemesis -- The second-best thing -- An icy nail -- The end of the solar system -- Raining = pouring -- Lilah, an intermission -- The tenth planet -- Stealing the show -- Planet or not -- Mean very evil men -- Discord and strife.

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	523.4 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006551

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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