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" The case for Pluto : "
Alan Boyle.
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BL
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972490
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b726860
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| Main Entry
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Boyle, Alan,1954-
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The case for Pluto : : how a little planet made a big difference /\ Alan Boyle.
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Hoboken, N.J. :: John Wiley & Sons,, ©2010.
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xii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations (some color) ;; 19 cm
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0470505443
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: 9780470505441
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249) and index.
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| Contents
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The planet in the cornfield -- Fellow wanderers -- The search for planet X -- Pluto and its little pals -- The meaning of a moon -- There goes the neighborhood -- Not yet explored -- Betting on the tenth planet -- The battle of Prague -- The lighter side of Pluto -- The great planet debate -- Day of the dwarfs -- Planet X redux -- Alien Plutos -- The case for Pluto.
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"Pluto: It's a planet that was discovered because of a mistake, a planet that turned out not to be a planet at all, thanks to a still-disputed decision made in 2006. And yet, Pluto is the planet best-loved by Americans, especially children, one that may have contained the building blocks of life billions of years ago and may well serve as life's last redoubt billions of years from now. In The Case for Pluto, award-winning science writer Alan Boyle traces the tiny planet's ups and downs, its strange appeal, the reasons behind its demotion, and the reasons why it should be set back in the planetary pantheon."--Jacket.
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Pluto (Dwarf planet)
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Solar system.
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Pluto (Dwarf planet)
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Solar system.
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523.49/22
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QB701.B69 2010
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How a little planet made a big difference
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