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| Author | Michael E. Brown |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Publication date | 2010 |
| ISBN | 0-385-53108-7 |
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the 2010 memoir by Mike Brown, the American astronomer most responsible for the reclassification of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet.[1][2]
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Summary
The memoir is an account of the events surrounding the redefinition of the term planet that eventually changed the status of Pluto. It chronicles the discovery of Eris, a dwarf planet then mistakenly thought to be larger than Pluto, located within the scattered disc, beyond Neptune's orbit. The replaying of events includes the adversarial challenging of long-held scientific beliefs between some of the world's leading astronomers and the eventual 2006 International Astronomical Union's vote that removed Pluto from the list of Solar System planets.[1]
Reviews
Reviews of the book have been generally positive, with James Kennedy of The Wall Street Journal calling the book a "brisk" and "enjoyable ... chronicle" of the tale of the search for new planets and the eventual demotion of Pluto from planetary status.[3] Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it a "short, eager-to-please research memoir".[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Lengel, Kerry (January 2, 2011). "'Republic' book pick for Jan.: 'How I Killed Pluto'". The Arizona Republic. p. AE4. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Brown, Michael E. (2010). How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. ISBN 978-0-385-53108-5.
- ^ Kennedy, James (November 26, 2010). "The Man Who Made a Planet Vanish". Books and Ideas. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (December 5, 2010). "Downsizing: When a Heavenly Body Got the Boot". Arts. The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
Bibliography
- Brown, Michael E. (2010). How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. ISBN 978-0-385-53108-5.
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