Why Isn T Pluto A Planet
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Why Isn T Pluto A Planet
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Author : Michael Portman
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Why Isn T Pluto A Planet written by Michael Portman and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
For many years, it was accepted as fact that our solar system had nine planets. However, one important meeting of astronomers in 2006 reduced that number to eight. They decided that Pluto was not a planet, a declaration that outraged some people. Readers will learn more about distant Pluto, such as how it was accidentally discovered. Brilliant photographs accompany the fascinating facts.
Why Isn T Pluto A Planet
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Author : Steve Kortenkamp
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2007
Why Isn T Pluto A Planet written by Steve Kortenkamp and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"A brief description of planets, including what they are, where they are, and how they orbit around the sun"--Provided by publisher.
When Is A Planet Not A Planet
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Author : Elaine Scott
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2007
When Is A Planet Not A Planet written by Elaine Scott and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Space and planets are topics of endless fascination to kids and part of every grade-school curriculum. Yet because of the history-making reassignment of Pluto from "planet” to "dwarf planet” on August 24, 2006, all books on the solar system are now out of date. Enter When is a Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto by Elaine Scott, an esteemed writer of non-fiction for children. Scott is the first to put the answer to the title question into terms simple enough for a very young audience to understand, based upon the new definitions determined by the International Astronomical Union. Well-researched and accompanied by large, awe-inspiring photographs and paintings, this exciting new book makes clear what astronomers have argued about for decades.
Is Pluto A Planet
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Author : David A. Weintraub
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-12
Is Pluto A Planet written by David A. Weintraub and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-12 with Science categories.
A Note from the Author: On August 24, 2006, at the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague, by a majority vote of only the 424 members present, the IAU (an organization of over 10,000 members) passed a resolution defining planet in such a way as to exclude Pluto and established a new class of objects in the solar system to be called "dwarf planets," which was deliberately designed to include Pluto. With the discovery of Eris (2003 UB313)—an outer solar system object thought to be both slightly larger than Pluto and twice as far from the Sun—astronomers have again been thrown into an age-old debate about what is and what is not a planet. One of many sizeable hunks of rock and ice in the Kuiper Belt, Eris has resisted easy classification and inspired much controversy over the definition of planethood. But, Pluto itself has been subject to controversy since its discovery in 1930, and questions over its status linger. Is it a planet? What exactly is a planet? Is Pluto a Planet? tells the story of how the meaning of the word "planet" has changed from antiquity to the present day, as new objects in our solar system have been discovered. In lively, thoroughly accessible prose, David Weintraub provides the historical, philosophical, and astronomical background that allows us to decide for ourselves whether Pluto is indeed a planet. The number of possible planets has ranged widely over the centuries, from five to seventeen. This book makes sense of it all—from the ancient Greeks' observation that some stars wander while others don't; to Copernicus, who made Earth a planet but rejected the Sun and the Moon; to the discoveries of comets, Uranus, Ceres, the asteroid belt, Neptune, Pluto, centaurs, the Kuiper Belt and Eris, and extrasolar planets. Weaving the history of our thinking about planets and cosmology into a single, remarkable story, Is Pluto a Planet? is for all those who seek a fuller understanding of the science surrounding both Pluto and the provocative recent discoveries in our outer solar system.
Pluto And Other Dwarf Planets
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Author : Shalini Saxena
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2016-12-15
Pluto And Other Dwarf Planets written by Shalini Saxena and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The reclassification of Pluto in 2006 not only decreased the number of planets in our solar system by one but also introduced the new category of dwarf planet. Readers will come to understand what separates a dwarf planet from a planet—or for that matter from any of the other bodies found within the solar system. They’ll learn about Pluto itself, as well as its fellow dwarf planets, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris. Full of recent information, this title is sure to inspire an interest in space science among young readers.
How I Killed Pluto And Why It Had It Coming
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Author : Mike Brown
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-01-24
How I Killed Pluto And Why It Had It Coming written by Mike Brown and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-24 with Science categories.
The 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?
Pluto
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Author : Thomas K. Adamson
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2008
Pluto written by Thomas K. Adamson and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Simple text and photographs describe the dwarf planet Pluto.
Demoting Pluto
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Author : Steve Kortenkamp
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2015-08
Demoting Pluto written by Steve Kortenkamp and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Describes the dwarf planet Pluto and the 2006 decision to change its status from a regular planet"--
The Pluto Files The Rise And Fall Of America S Favorite Planet
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Author : Neil deGrasse Tyson
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2010-07-12
The Pluto Files The Rise And Fall Of America S Favorite Planet written by Neil deGrasse Tyson and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-12 with Science categories.
The New York Times bestseller: "You gotta read this. It is the most exciting book about Pluto you will ever read in your life." —Jon Stewart When the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History reclassified Pluto as an icy comet, the New York Times proclaimed on page one, "Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New York." Immediately, the public, professionals, and press were choosing sides over Pluto's planethood. Pluto is entrenched in our cultural and emotional view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, award-winning author and director of the Rose Center, is on a quest to discover why. He stood at the heart of the controversy over Pluto's demotion, and consequently Plutophiles have freely shared their opinions with him, including endless hate mail from third-graders. With his inimitable wit, Tyson delivers a minihistory of planets, describes the oversized characters of the people who study them, and recounts how America's favorite planet was ousted from the cosmic hub.
Pluto
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Author : Gregory Vogt
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 2009-08-01
Pluto written by Gregory Vogt and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn about this fascinating planet in our Solar System.