Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff

by William Grundy, Kevin Schindler, Will Grundy

Book Overview

Pluto looms large in Flagstaff, where residents and businesses alike take pride in their community's most enduring claim to fame: Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory. Percival Lowell began searching for his theoretical Planet X in 1905, and Tombaugh's eureka! experience brought worldwide attention to the city and observatory. Ever since, area scientists have played leading roles in virtually every major Pluto-related discovery,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625859791
• ISBN13: 9781625859792
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"