How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto

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How To Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto

The cutting edge space science of the solar system

Dean Regas, illustrated by Aaron Blecha

(Britannica Books) – hardback

How To Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto is a unique astronomy book.  Why did Pluto lose its status as a planet over fifteen years ago? This very funny and informative book provides the answer.  Written in a tongue in cheek style by astronomer Dean Regas, and illustrated in a vivid cartoon style by Aaron Blecha, the contentious case of Pluto and its demotion from being one of the nine primary planets in our solar system, is fully explored.

We learn about the discovery of Pluto and how an eleven year old girl came to name it.  Then comes Pluto’s downfall – and the space science behind this decision is fully realised.  Along the way, the public embrace of Pluto was remarkable.  The far far away distant and inanimate space object had become an underdog.

One of the most remarkable aspects of this book is that Regas contends that young people have a better knowledge of our solar system.  This is because of their grip of the latest space science.  Now, of course Pluto is classified as a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO).  It is one of five dwarf planets. This excellent book is not just about Pluto.  It also is about the solar system and it’s creation and the study of astronomy.

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