A Look at Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Look at Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets write by Anna Kaspar. This book was released on 2007-07-15. A Look at Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discusses the 2006 reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet, and describes its physical characteristics, as well as those of other celestial bodies such as moons and asteroids.
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming write by Mike Brown. This book was released on 2012-01-24. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about. A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?
Pluto and Charon
Pluto and Charon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pluto and Charon write by Alan Stern. This book was released on 1998. Pluto and Charon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rave reviews for Pluto and Charon: Ice Worlds on the Ragged Edge of the Solar System The story of the quest to understand Pluto and the resulting transformation of our concept of the diminutive planet from that of solar-system misfit to king of the Kuiper Belt is told in this book by Alan Stern and Jacqueline Mitton. Stern, a Plutophile to the core, is one of the most energetic, talented, and savvy planetary astronomers in the business today. Mitton, trained as an astronomer, is an experienced writer and editor of scientific books for nonscientists. Together they have created an immensely informative book . . . Written in an engaging and informal style, Pluto and Charon takes the reader step by step from the discovery of the ninth planet in 1930 to the current understanding of Pluto and its moon, Charon.-Sky & Telescope More than a book summarizing what we know about [the] planet, [Pluto and Charon is] about how far and how fast astronomical technology has come since 1965 . . . Stern and Mitton use the narrative of Pluto research to explain in comfortable, everyday language how such work is done . . . One of the nice touches in the book is that Stern and Mitton tell us something about each astronomer.-Astronomy Pluto and Charon presents the exploration of the ninth planet-written as a vivid historical account-for anyone with an interest in science and astronomy . . . the authors describe in simple language the methods researchers use to explore the universe and the way ever-improving instrumentation helps their knowledge advance.-Physics Today
Pluto's Secret
Pluto's Secret - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pluto's Secret write by Margaret Weitekamp. This book was released on 2013-03-12. Pluto's Secret available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format, Pluto’s Secret explains the true story of this distant world. Providing a history of the small, icy world from its discovery and naming to its recent reclassification, this book presents a fascinating look at how scientists organize and classify our solar system as they gain new insights into how it works and what types of things exist within it. The book includes a glossary and bibliography. Praise for Pluto's Secret "Pairing a lighthearted narrative in a hand-lettered†“style typeface with informally drawn cartoon illustrations, this lively tale of astronomical revelations begins with the search for Planet X.†? —Kirkus Reviews "This picture book offers a fresh, positive perspective on Pluto, showing that its change of status is not a demotion but a correction." —Booklist "Light-hearted imagining of a gregarious Pluto.†? —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Fun reading... The book provides a factual history of our faraway 'dwarf,' and on its companion icy worlds, and on the discovery of Kuiper-like bands around other stars." —School Library Journal Award New York Public Library’s annual Children’s Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013
Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff
Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff write by Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy, Contributions by Annette & Alden Tombaugh, W. Lowell Putnam and S. Alan Stern. This book was released on 2018. Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Pluto looms large in Flagstaff, where residents and businesses alike take pride in their community's most enduring claim to fame: Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory. Percival Lowell began searching for his theoretical "Planet X" in 1905, and Tombaugh's "eureka!" experience brought worldwide attention to the city and observatory. Ever since, area scientists have played leading roles in virtually every major Pluto-related discovery, from unknown moons to the existence of an atmosphere and the innovations of the New Horizons spacecraft. Lowell historian Kevin Schindler and astronomer Will Grundy guide you through the story of Pluto from postulation to exploration.
