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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385531108)
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xThe 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?Author: Mike Brown
ISBN-10: 0385531109
ISBN-13: 9780385531108
Publisher: Random House
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2012
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150722 / How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
By Mike Brown
xMike Brown is the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. In 2006 he was named one of Time magazine's 100 People Who Shape Our World as well as one of Los Angeles magazine's Most Influential People in L.A. He lives in Southern California with his wife and daughter.
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