How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004FI1B42 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 468 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a 10th planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. A heartfelt and personal perspective on the demotion of everyone's favorite farflung planet, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever dreamed of exploring the universe - and who among us hasn't?. The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. 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.Filled with both humor and d
Highly recommended for a light read on the history of the discovery of the Kuiper Belt This is a short, easy to read popular science book about the discovery of large objects in the Kuiper Belt that lead to Pluto being reclassified. If you are wondering why Pluto is no longer a planet, this is the book for you. If, like me, you already know a little bit about the subject,but want to know more, this is a good book.This b. Anonymous Reader said Terrific astronomical memoir. If you enjoy astronomy or the process of scientific discovery, this memoir is for you. Mike Brown, astrophysicist and professor of planetary systems at Caltech, has penned a warm, witty account of his discovery of the dwarf planet Eris and his finding (but perhaps not discovery) of the dwarf planet Haumea.Brown's book brings the reade. A very readable book on planets and the Pluto controversy Mike Brown is a planetary scientist who, along with others, has discovered several dwarf planets, which, it turns out, are not planets at all -- they're something lesser and not necessarily only lesser in size.What is a planet, anyway? That's a tough question, one that's boggled great minds and those of us who are simply curious about