The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet - Softcover

DeGrasse Tyson, Neil

 
9780393350364: The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

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In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. It is a wonder Pluto has any fans, yet during the mounting debate over Pluto’s status, people rallied behind the extraterrestrial underdog. Pluto is entrenched in the American cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos and Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a quest to discover why. Only Tyson can tell this story: he was involved in the first exhibition to demote Pluto and consequently, Pluto lovers have freely shared their opinions with him. In his typically witty way, Tyson explores the history of planet classification and America’s obsession with the “planet” that has recently been judged a dwarf.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Times best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. He lives in New York City.

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ISBN 10:  0393065200 ISBN 13:  9780393065206
Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2009
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