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.
Start din 14-dagers gratis prøveperiode
- Full tilgang til hundretusener av lydbøker og e-bøker i vårt bibliotek
- Opprett opptil 4 profiler – inkludert barneprofiler
- Les og lytt offline
- Abonnement fra 149 kr per måned

Pluto and Lowell Observatory : A History of Discovery at Flagstaff
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.
Relaterte kategorier
Bamberger's : New Jersey's Greatest Store
Michael J. Lisicky
bookThe Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark
Paul N. Herbert
bookGalveston Seawall Chronicles
Kimber Fountain
bookFrontier Kansas Jails
Gerald J. Bayens
bookSpanish Missions of Texas
Byron Browne
bookBill Miller's Riviera : America's Showplace in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Tom Austin, Ron Kase
bookAbraham and Straus : It's Worth a Trip from Anywhere
Michael J. Lisicky
bookOmaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Eileen Wirth
bookInside the Texas Chicken Ranch : The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse
Jayme Lynn Blaschke
bookPhiladelphia's Strawbridge & Clothier : From Our Family to Yours
Meg Butterworth
bookBurdine's : Sunshine Fashions & the Florida Store
Seth H. Bramson
bookLook to Lazarus : The Big Store
David Meyers, Beverly Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker
book