Out of the Darkness - Paperback
Out of the Darkness - Paperback
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by Clyde W. Tombaugh (Author), Patrick Moore (Author), James W. Christy (Foreword by)
An adventure in scientific discovery Pluto, the farthermost planet in the solar system, some 3,673 million mites from the Sun, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in 1930. The fiftieth anniversary of Pluto's discovery will be celebrated in 1980 and OUT OF THE DARKNESS: THE PLANET PLUTO tells the exciting scientific story of the twenty-five year search for a planet X beyond Neptune, and its discovery-the only planet found in the twentieth century.
Author Biography
Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in February 1930 at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, and holds the distinction of being the only man alive, and the only man in the twentieth century to have discovered a planet. Mr. Tombaugh has written many magazine articles and is a retired professor of Astronomy at New Mexico State University Research Center.
Patrick Moore is an author-astronomer with over sixty titles to his credit. Recent books include The Next Fifty Years in Space, The New Concise Atlas of the Universe, and Guide to Mars. Mr. Moore was director of the Armaugh Planetarium in Ireland from 1965 to 1968, is a member of the International Astronomical Union, the British Astronomical Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He holds and Honorary Doctorate of Science from Lancaster University in England.
