- Pluto (dwarf planet), Astronomy
An exploration of the controversy surrounding Pluto and its planet status from a renowned astrophysicist at the heart of the controversy.
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Contemporary, classical in form, cool and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- First published
- June 1, 2008
- Pages
- 208
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., W. W. Norton & Company
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780393065206
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Born in Manhattan, New York, he earned his doctorate in astrophysics in 1991 from Columbia University. He is best known in the popular media as the host of "Origins" a mini series on PBS and "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" on FOX television network and the National Geographic channel on cable TV.
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