Article ID: CBB063423254

"Foundling of Percival Lowell": The saga of naming Pluto (2020)

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Two motion pictures present conflicting accounts of how Pluto got its name. For the first time, letters and telegrams are presented that argue for the less-frequently cited version. Published accounts of naming Pluto are compared with the recollections of colleagues who knew Clyde Tombaugh, the last-living person involved in the naming process, with whom the subject was discussed.

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Authors & Contributors
Cunningham, Clifford J.
Sheehan, William
Hélène Gaget
Lequin, Mathilde
Andrew J. Ross
Putnam, Jennifer
Concepts
Controversies and disputes
Terminology and nomenclature
Correspondence and corresponding
Planetary science
Solar system; planets
Asteroids
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19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Modern
Ancient
18th century
Places
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Poland
Australia
Alps (Europe)
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