Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff

Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781625859792
ISBN-13 : 1625859791
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Book Synopsis Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff by : Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy, Contributions by Annette & Alden Tombaugh, W. Lowell Putnam and S. Alan Stern

Download or read book Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff written by Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy, Contributions by Annette & Alden Tombaugh, W. Lowell Putnam and S. Alan Stern and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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