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050 0 0 _aQB701
_b.B77 2010
082 0 0 _a523.4 BRO
100 1 _aBrown, Mike
_d, 1965-
245 1 0 _aHow I killed Pluto and why it had it coming
_c/ Mike Brown
250 _a1st ed
260 _aNew York
_b: Spiegel & Grau
_c, 2010.
300 _axiii, 267 p.
_b: 1 ill.
_c; 21 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aPrologue: 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.
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aPlanets
650 0 _aDiscoveries in Science
651 0 _aPluto (Dwarf planet)
651 0 _aSolar system
651 0 _aEris (Dwarf planet)
942 _cMO
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