Is Pluto a Planet? : A Historical Journey through the Solar System /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Planets.
Planetes.
Planets
Solar system.
Pluto (Dwarf planet)
Pluton (Planete naine)
Systeme solaire.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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--astrono.
Item Description:"With a new postscript by the author."
Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 pages): illustrations, photographs
ISBN:9781400852970

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