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Is Pluto a planet? : a historical journey through the solar system / David A. Weintraub.
| Author/creator | Weintraub, David A., 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | ix, 254 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. What is a planet? -- 2. Seven perfect planets made of aether -- 3. The Earth becomes a planet -- 4. Sixteen planets -- 5. Not everything that orbits the Sun is a planet -- 6. Uranus! -- 7. The celestial police -- 8. Neptune, the thirteenth planet -- 9. Easy come, easy go -- 10. Pluto, the fourth ninth planet -- 11. Hidden secrets of the outer solar system -- 12. The plutinos -- 13. Is Pluto a planet? -- 14. Goldilocks -- Postscript. Current thoughts by other astronomers -- Appendix. What we know about Pluto. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006929630 |
| ISBN | 0691123489 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780691123486 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QB602.9 .W45 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |