How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

Name: How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
ISBN: 9780385531085

Mike Brown

2010·267 pages·Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics

memoir

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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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

Mike Brown

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2010

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267

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Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics Science & Mind

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