Discovery and classification in astronomy controversy and consensus /

"Astronomical discovery involves more than detecting something previously unseen. The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006, and the controversy it generated, shows that discovery is a complex and ongoing process - one comprising various stages of research, interpretation, and understa...

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Main Author:	Dick, Steven J.
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Astronomy > Methodology. Astronomy > Observations > History. Discoveries in science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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