Science 102‚ Astronomy Feb. 22‚ 2012 Clyde Tombaugh Discoverer of Pluto Table of contents Introduction | 2 | Background | 2 | Major Contributions | 2‚ 3 | Pluto Data | 3 | Other Discoveries | 3‚ 4 | Conclusion | 4 | Pluto Data | 5 | Charts & Graphs | 6 | Works cited | 9 | Statement of Integrity | 10 | | | Clyde Tombaugh was a self taught‚ amateur astronomer looking for some feedback of drawings he made based on his observations of the night sky. What he got
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sun‚ and planets appearing to revolve around the Earth‚ which seem to be at motionless‚ lead ancient astronomers to believe the Earth was the center of the solar system. • Claudis Ptolemy’s version of the Geocentric Model was the most widely accepted and recognized example of the Geocentric Model. • Nicolaus Copernicus published a book on his theory of a heliocentric system‚ the book‚ De revolutionibus orbium coelstium‚ puts the Sun at the center of the Solar System with planets revolving
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Dear Candidate‚ Write your name‚ roll number‚ and centre in capital letters in the boxes above. You will be given a test booklet and plain sheets in the examination hall. The test booklet has Part-A General Paper and Part-B Subject Specilsation. Answer any one subject in Part-B Use blue or black ball pen. Pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only. Answer all questions. Multiple choice questions have four alternatives A or B or C or D. Put a (√) mark to the appropriate answer in the
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names of the planets in the solar system are almost entirely related to Greek or Roman mythology. For example: 1) Mercury The Mercury of the planets is related to the myth of the “God of Business” and the “God of travel”. He is one of the twelve Lord Gods of Olympus in Greece. Mercury is the fastest planet. It is similar to the God of the mythology and is therefore named Mercury. It is the first planet in the Galaxy. In the 5th century‚ Mercury was actually considered as two different planets because
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Body Paragraph 1: Basic Facts Eigth and last planet in the solar system Mean density (kg/m3):(Neptune)1‚638 (Earth) 5‚514 (Neptune/Earth Ratio) 0.297 Neptune‚ like Uranus‚ is one of the two outer planets known as an "ice giant." Made up of more ices than Jupiter and Saturn‚ the chilly body almost seems to be in a class by itself. Body Paragraph 2: Atmosphere Neptune’s atmosphere is made up predominately of hydrogen and helium‚ with some methane. The methane is part of what gives Neptune
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Astronomy Final Paper Clyde Tombaugh is not exactly a household name even though he discovered something that each and every one of us has learned about. He is accredited with the discovery of the now ex- planet Pluto. Clyde was born in Streator‚ Illinois February 4‚ 1907. At a young age his family moved to Kansas to start their own farm. Clyde had planned on going away to college the fall after moving to Kansas‚ but this was all put on hold when a hailstorm had ruined his families’ entire crop
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located farther from the Sun than Pluto is‚ at 44 astronomical units. The object‚ later known as 1992 QB1‚ was discovered in 1992. One of the largest‚ and first‚ KBO’s is Pluto. Pluto is a dwarf planet that was discovered in 1930. Pluto isn’t very large as it is only about half as wide as the United States. Ordinarily‚ the days on Pluto take about 6.5 days on Earth and‚ it takes about 248 years to fully orbit the Sun. Another KBO found to be 10% larger than Pluto was named Eris. Considering it is
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Planet Distance from sun (in km) Distance in scientific notation Mercury 57‚909‚000 5.7909*10^7 Venus 108‚200‚000 1.082*10^8 Earth 149‚600‚000 1.496*10^8 Mars 227‚940‚000 2.2794*10^8 Jupiter 778‚400‚000 7.784*10^8 Saturn 1‚423‚600‚000 1.4236*10^9 Uranus 2‚867‚000‚000 2.867*10^9 Neptune 4‚488‚400‚000 4.4884*10^9 (dont
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Earth‚ the planet that is said to have the most resources to sustain life. A planet that allows us as humans to be born in and continue to live in as we age because of its amazing resources. It isn’t blazing in flames like the Sun‚ or composed of rock and ice like Pluto‚ Earth has water‚ trees‚ and rotates around the sun for heat. It is almost as if Earth were tailored when created to fit human need’s‚ we drink water and breathe its oxygen to survive‚ we use its plants for various reasons‚ from eating
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Electrical power Launch Jupiter gravity assist Zipping by Jupiter Plans for Pluto Beyond Pluto Exploring the Kuiper Belt Current Status Introduction New Horizons is a NASA New Frontiers mission managed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Launched on January 19‚ 2006‚ the New Horizons spacecraft is due to pass Jupiter on February 28‚ 2007‚ en route to photographing and examining Pluto and other objects in the Kuiper Belt. Currently traveling at over 51‚000 miles
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