Is Pluto a planet? a historical journey through the solar system
Chronicles the history of "planethood," tracing the evolution of our definition of planets and the debates over that definition as our knowledge of the universe and the bodies that inhabit it has grown. Chronicles the current state of those debates which have been fueled by the discovery o...
| Main Author: | Weintraub, David A. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, USA
Princeton University Press
2008.
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| Summary: |
Chronicles the history of "planethood," tracing the evolution of our definition of planets and the debates over that definition as our knowledge of the universe and the bodies that inhabit it has grown. Chronicles the current state of those debates which have been fueled by the discovery of 2003 UB313, an outer solar system object which is thought to be slightly larger than Pluto, thus destabilizing Pluto's status as a planet and calling into question our definition of planets in general. |
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| Item Description: |
Acquisitions record. Format: Paperback. |
| Physical Description: |
272 pages 65 halftones. 7 line illustrations 1 table 23 cm |
| Audience: |
Tertiary/Undergraduate. Postgraduate. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691138466 069113846X |
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