The Search For Planet X
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Clyde Tombaugh and the Search for Planet X
Author: Margaret K. Wetterer
language: en
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Release Date: 2012-01-01
Twelve-year-old Clyde Tombaugh stepped up and took his first look through a telescope. Gazing at the moon, he was thrilled by the sight of its craters and valleys. What other mysteries were out there in space? Clyde wondered. Learn the fascinating true story of the hardworking young man who discovered Pluto through richly colored illustrations that capture Clyde's determination and bring his story to life.
The Hunt for Planet X
Author: Govert Schilling
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2010-01-24
Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt, robbed Pluto from its ‘planet’ status, and led to a better understanding of the origin of the solar system. This timely book reads like a scientific ‘who done it’, going from the heights of discovery to the depths of disappointment in the hunt for ‘Planet X’. Based on many personal interviews with astronomers, the well-known science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to be the first in finding another world, bigger than Pluto.