The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Author:Neil DeGrasse Tyson [Tyson, Neil DeGrasse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780393073348
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2009-01-15T06:00:00+00:00

I then address the issue head-on:

But the absence of Pluto (even though the exhibit clearly states that it’s the Jovian and terrestrial planets that are represented) has led about ten percent of our visitors to wonder where it is.

Ten percent of the public bewildered is a large enough fraction to concern us as educators. The release continues:

In the interest of sound pedagogy we have decided to…add a sign at the right spot on the size scales exhibit that simply asks “Where’s Pluto?” and gives some attention to why it was not included among the models.

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