Needle in a Haystack - Budden, Diane Phelps
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"Picking out a faint planet amid the myriad of star images would be literally like finding a needle in a haystack." --Clyde W. Tombaugh, 1980 As a young boy Clyde W. Tombaugh learned about astronomy from his father and uncle. He built his own telescope and made detailed drawings of Mars and Jupiter. He sent the drawings to Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ and was hired to locate a new planet at the edge of the solar system. After 300 days of persistent searching, Clyde found Pluto on February 18, 1930! It was the 9th (and last) planet discovered, and the first by an American. Clyde's…mehr

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"Picking out a faint planet amid the myriad of star images would be literally like finding a needle in a haystack." --Clyde W. Tombaugh, 1980 As a young boy Clyde W. Tombaugh learned about astronomy from his father and uncle. He built his own telescope and made detailed drawings of Mars and Jupiter. He sent the drawings to Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ and was hired to locate a new planet at the edge of the solar system. After 300 days of persistent searching, Clyde found Pluto on February 18, 1930! It was the 9th (and last) planet discovered, and the first by an American. Clyde's discovery turned the scientific world and the public upside down with excitement.
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Diane Phelps Budden spent over 30 years in corporate and academic marketing in Michigan before moving to Sedona, Arizona, where she fell in love--with ravens. She wrote about them in The Un-Common Raven: one smart bird cited as a children's Panelist Pick in the 2013 Southwest Books of the Year. Diane's Dear Hubby of Mine: Home Front Wives of World War II is a true story told with loving letters her parents exchanged during the war. Her latest children's book is Needle in a Haystack: How Clyde W. Tombaugh found an Awesome New World about the discovery of planet Pluto at Lowell Observatory. The author visits schools, libraries, and museums around Arizona to present book talks, story hours and workshops about self-publishing. Visit the author at www.dianephelpsbudden.com.