Pluto (Planet)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Clyde W. Tombaugh Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0407
Abstract
Personal and professional papers of the planetary astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930. Personal papers document Tombaugh's Kansas boyhood, his early interest in astronomy and telescope making, and his arrival at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1929. Later materials concern his diverse interests in politics, education, and religion, and his family life. The extensive professional papers span Tombaugh's full career, from his observational work at Lowell to his tenure at New Mexico...
Dates:
1908-2000