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I had never been much interested in Pluto—too few facts and too much speculation, too far away and not desirable real estate. By comparison the Moon was a choice residential suburb. Professor
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reported on August 29 that "a source close to the O. O. R. unit here described as 'quite accurate' the report in the magazine
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in 1924 by an amateur astronomer named Latimer J. Wilson, titled "The Drift of Jupiter's Markings" showing sketches of Jupiter and decided he wanted to make his own telescope so he could see the features shown on Jupiter in sketches.
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further discoveries he concluded that Pluto was indeed a planet. The idea that Pluto was not a true planet remained a minority position until the discovery of other
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offered this perspective on Tombaugh's place in history: "Clyde Tombaugh discovered the Kuiper Belt. That's a helluva lot more interesting than the ninth planet."
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reports." However, in the October 10 issue, LaPaz said the magazine article was "false in every particular, in so far as reference to me is concerned."
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Biography, Interviews, Photo Gallery of Clyde Tombaugh
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2730:. The Heinlein Society. Archived from
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2067:"Final report of Project Twinkle"
1879:from the original on May 19, 2024
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3553:People from Flagstaff, Arizona
2584:French, Kimberly (Fall 2005).
2391:. El Paso, Texas. p. 1B.
2328:. Vol. 76. part III, p. 9
1865:. Cambridge University Press.
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2476:"The Observatory on the Moon"
2142:. Ballantine Books. pp.
1925:"Jackson-Gwilt Medal Winners"
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1453:– via Internet Archive.
1345:O'Hara, Elva R. (2006–2007).
1334:– via Internet Archive.
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1280:– via Internet Archive.
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2664:Dahlen, C. (July 11, 2006).
2204:. May 14, 1954. p. 14.
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2551:Berg, Ted (July 30, 2013).
2403:– via Newspapers.com.
2096:. Vol. 2. p. 896.
1476:"A Man of Universal Wonder"
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981:Northern Arizona University
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273:unidentified flying objects
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2451:. Academy of Achievement.
1964:Ufo Sightings of 2006–2009
1936:Royal Astronomical Society
1541:New Mexico Archives Online
1537:"Latimer J. Wilson papers"
1203:Tombaugh, Reno G. (1930).
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2478:. For Your Information.
2289:"He Spies on Satellites"
1998:; Boyd, Lyle G. (1963).
1961:Scott C. Waring (2010).
1787:"Horizons Web-Interface"
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1509:Levy, David H. (1991).
1437:Levy, David H. (1991).
1318:Levy, David H. (1991).
1291:Levy, David H. (1991).
1262:Levy, David H. (1991).
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322:were frustrated when a
196:Board of Regents Medal
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3351:Trans-Neptunian object
3052:Coleta de Dados Colles
2480:Galaxy Science Fiction
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1859:Levy, David (2003).
1662:on November 16, 2018
1013:Robert S. Richardson
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110:University of Kansas
3277:Neil deGrasse Tyson
2821:1997Natur.385..778S
2728:HeinleinSociety.org
2520:Dava Sobel (1993).
2499:. Stackpole Books.
2482:. pp. 132–150.
2419:www.achievement.org
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1758:on February 5, 2014
1480:www.achievement.org
1264:"The Educated Ones"
1170:List of astronomers
1066:Los Angeles Dodgers
967:s new observatory.
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3298:Lowell Observatory
3260:Scientist opinions
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1205:"Tombaugh History"
1156:Robert A. Heinlein
1122:by musical artist
1104:In popular culture
1031:. In August 1992,
930:The New York Times
894:Near-Earth objects
888:Near-Earth objects
872:In June 1952, Dr.
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2174:. March 4, 1954.
2172:Los Angeles Times
2138:Project Blue Book
2111:. Roswell Proof.
2037:Project Blue Book
1996:Menzel, Donald H.
1899:"(1604) Tombaugh"
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1450:978-0-8165-1148-8
1420:978-0-8117-1163-0
1389:978-0-8117-1163-0
1331:978-0-8165-1148-8
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2368:January 22,
1932:RAS website
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630:3310 Patsy
620:2941 Alden
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279:Early life
249:astronomer
171:5 siblings
120:Astronomer
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3381:Mythology
3286:Discovery
3232:Astronomy
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3033:Hills and
2919:Geography
2760:Astronomy
2569:August 1,
2558:USA Today
2536:April 13,
2357:Astronomy
2004:Doubleday
1844:April 25,
1710:, p. 136.
1494:April 25,
962:Astronomy
954:telescope
782:in 1931.
573:asteroids
559:Asteroids
553:Milky Way
324:hailstorm
269:asteroids
153:Relatives
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3193:Kerberos
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2967:Hun-Came
2947:Safronov
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769:asteroid
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145:Children
140:Patricia
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3376:Fiction
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3324:General
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2933:Regions
2909:Geology
2904:Climate
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3449:Stars
3188:Hydra
3173:Moons
2888:Pluto
2835:S2CID
1928:(PDF)
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131:Pluto
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