The Pluto files : the rise and fall of America's favorite planet by Tyson, Neil deGrasse

The Pluto files : the rise and fall of America's favorite planet
by Tyson, Neil deGrasse

(#0883WP7)

Paperback W. W. Norton & Company, 2014

Price: USD 15.39

Description: xii, 194 pages : illustrations (some color); 21 cm
Dewey: 523.49; Audience: Adult

Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index. Examines the discovery of Pluto, explores its presence in American culture, and discusses the reactions of people after it was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet.

From the Publisher
When the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History reclassified Pluto as an icy comet, the New York Times proclaimed on page one, "Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New York." Immediately, the public, professionals, and press were choosing sides over Pluto's planethood. Pluto is entrenched in our cultural and emotional view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, award-winning author and director of the Rose Center, is on a quest to discover why. He stood at the heart of the controversy over Pluto's demotion, and consequently Plutophiles have freely shared their opinions with him, including endless hate mail from third-graders. With his inimitable wit, Tyson delivers a minihistory of planets, describes the oversized characters of the people who study them, and recounts how America's favorite planet was ousted from the cosmic hub.
Product Details
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publication Date: September 2, 2014
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 523.49
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: xii, 194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
  • ISBN-10: 0-393-35036-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-393-35036-4
  • Follett Number: 0883WP7
  • Audience: Adult