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001 6E3A0B783A5E11E99DA6365497128E48
003 SILO
005 20190227010141
008 060206s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u
010    $a 2006004021
020    $a 1931559333 pbk. : alk. paper
020    $a 9781931559331 pbk. : alk. paper
040    $a DLC $c DLC $d DLC $d ICrlF $d TxAuBib $d SILO
100 1  $a Levy, David H., $d 1948-
245 1  $a Clyde Tombaugh : $b discoverer of planet Pluto / $c David H. Levy.
264  1 $a Cambridge, MA :  $b Sky Pub.,  $c 2006.
300    $a xii, 211 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm.
500    $a Originally published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1991.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-201) and index.
505    $a Looking into Chapman's Homer -- The educated ones -- Uranus, Neptune, and planet X -- The first year -- Discovery's wake -- The thirties -- Galaxies -- War and departure -- White Sands years -- Astronomy at White Sands -- Professor Tombaugh -- Later years.
520    $a Chronicles the life of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, known for his discovery of Pluto in 1930, describing Tombaugh's professional accomplishments, as well as his thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
521 2  $a Adult $b Follett Library Resources.
521 2  $a Adult.
541    $d 20181227.
600 1  $a Tombaugh, Clyde William $d 1906-1997.
600 1  $a Tombaugh, Clyde William $d 1906-1997.
650    $a Astronomers $z United States $v Biography.
650    $a Astronomers $v Biography.
651    $a Pluto (Dwarf planet.)
651  7 $a Pluto (Planet.)
941    $a 1
952    $l SWPB124 $d 20190227034029.0
956    $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6E3A0B783A5E11E99DA6365497128E48

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