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Hi,
This makes a lot of sense. It would appear that the cartoon dog was
probably named FOR the planet, as this name
would have been in the news at the time -- the discovery of the planet was a
sensation everybo
Hi,
This makes a lot of sense. It would appear that the cartoon dog was
probably named FOR the planet, as this name
would have been in the news at the time -- the discovery of the planet was a
sensation everybody talked about! Walt
was just cashing in on the free publicity. Just like him.
S
I Like it Greg! Jerry
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On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:39:49 -0500, AL Mitterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi Tom and all,
>
>In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
>a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and having
>something to do with the afterlife. I'm not sure if the D
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Hi Tom and all,
In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and hav
Hi Tom and all,
In Reality Pluto wasn't named after the cartoon character, rather it was
a name picked out by the discover (and staff at Lowell) and having
something to do with the afterlife. I'm not sure if the Dog Pluto was
well know or even around at that time in 1930. This is a misconcepti
Darren Garrison"
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> Hi, Ron,
>
> You'll notice that I put quotes around the word "rules."
>
>
Hi, All
First, the definition of a planet.
As for the lack of a formal definition of what is a planet, the IAU website
says:
"Definition of a Planet: The IAU notes the very rapid pace of discovery of
bodies
within the Solar system over the last decade and so our understanding of th
>
> Hi, Ron,
>
> You'll notice that I put quotes around the word "rules."
You also referred to is a game, which is not. Any classification scheme can
be revised - and in fact, should be allowed to be revised when new data
presents itself.
> Yes, there is no formal definition for a plan
Hi, Ron,
You'll notice that I put quotes around the word "rules."
Yes, there is no formal definition for a planet. There never has been, only
a
working understanding of what was meant.
There were differences; it has been a topic of discussion. But, there are
"working rules," by whic
Hi, Darren,
Brown wanted Persephone, too. But it's taken, years ago, by a MINOR planet.
ORCUS, a Greek name for the Afterlife is already taken by another really
big KBO, 2000DW. Eurydice?
Elysium? Minos? Hades? The Underworld names seems too negative for a happy
object. They may all b
I suggested Persephone.
http://www.newscientistspace.com/channel/solar-system/dn7776
Join the battle of the planet names
12:51 02 August 2005
NewScientist.com news service
Sean O'Neill
Imagine your excitement if you discovered a new planet. The privilege of
suggesting its name would
be y
But should the soap fit in the box or should the box be fitting for the
soap??
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> Two, 2003UB313 IS a planet under the "rules" that were in effect at
> the time of discovery.
There is no formal definition for a planet, and that it the crux of the
problem. The IAU will be providing a formal definition soon.
>You don't change the rules after the game is over
> because
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 02:11:55 -0500, "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Three, he's IN THE RIGHT here. I happen to agree with this myself and
>I thought so before I ever heard Brown's name. I said to my self, I said,
>"Self, if it's twice as big as Pluto (a planet), then it's a p
Sterling W. wrote:
>Then, there would then be three classes of planets: the Terrestrial,
>the Jovian, and the Plutonian planets.
Hola Sterling; I'm on board with just one reservation. With all this
hullabaloo going on about with Pluto in the spotlight and reticence to accept
these
huge, m
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> What about 'planitesimal'? I had always thought that referred to an
object
> in orbit around the Sun
o be at least the size of Mars before I could
concede it might be a planet. Pluto I'm willing to grandfather in, but none
of this frozen-uber-pea size stuff.
Tracy Latimer
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 21:06:31 -0600, "Chris Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>No, but it has been for the best part of the last century. The vast majority
>of people now alive don't remember a time before there was a ninth planet.
The vast majority of all people now alive couldn't name all nin
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Chris a
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Thanks, Tom
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Hi John and others,
Pluto hasn't even been know for a century yet. Far as I know it has only
been recently that the status has been questioned with no real
definition yet.
--AL
Kashuba, Ontario, California wrote:
Chris and others,
Pluto has not been referred to as a planet for centuries
Hi Chris and all,
I like the word Plutonianites for these larger objects, planets. Maybe
PlutoPlanets.
--AL
Chris Peterson Wrote:
I say come up with a new word. (for planets)
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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:47:39 -0400, "Dawn & Gerald Flaherty"
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Yeah, by the same
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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:47:39 -0400, "Dawn & Gerald Flaherty"
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Yeah, by the same "give up on defining a planet because a planet i
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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:47:39 -0400, "D
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>A thought provoking concept Darren.
>Analagous to seventeenth century religiousity which refused to accept the
>Copernican revolutionary thought?
>Kinda "don't rock the boat cause its too damned complicated a
before my doctor screwed that
up] Jerry
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On Mon, 1 Aug
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:07:54 -0700 (PDT), Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Brown argues that astronomers cannot control what gets called a planet.
>"Our culture has fully embraced the idea that Pluto is a planet and
>scientists have for the most part not yet fully realized that the term
>'pla
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