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Is Pluto a planet? : a historical journey through the solar system / David A. Weintraub.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.Description: ix, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0691123489
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.2 22
Summary: Chronicles changes in the definition of "planet" from ancient Greece forward, discussing such topics as the discoveries of Uranus, Neptune, the Kuiper Belt, and extrasolar planets, and examines the question of Pluto's planet status.
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Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 523.2 Wei (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 402861

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-259) and index.

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Chronicles changes in the definition of "planet" from ancient Greece forward, discussing such topics as the discoveries of Uranus, Neptune, the Kuiper Belt, and extrasolar planets, and examines the question of Pluto's planet status.

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