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The Pluto Files
The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite PlanetBy Neil deGrasse TysonNarrated by Mirron WillisLength4h 22m
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In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, tiny, and eccentric in orbit, it’s a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over Pluto’s status, Americans rallied behind this extraterrestrial underdog. The year of Pluto’s discovery, Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto was “discovered by an American for America.” Pluto is entrenched in our cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a quest to discover why. Since he was involved in the first exhibits to demote Pluto, Tyson has received plenty of freely shared opinions from Pluto lovers, including endless hate mail from third graders. In his typically witty way, Tyson explores the history of planet classification and America’s obsession with the status of Pluto.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (10.1K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing, StoryGraph
GenreScience and Nature
Length4 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byMirron Willis
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 19, 2009
LanguageEnglish
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