tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973630669385079984.post3406342072797779940..comments2023-10-09T02:01:15.938-08:00Comments on Ketchikan Public Library: Those wacky astronomersRainbird librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610056907008986710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973630669385079984.post-42132773882846380732009-03-19T10:13:00.000-08:002009-03-19T10:13:00.000-08:00The UAS library and the Kayhi library both have co...The UAS library and the Kayhi library both have copies of Dr. Weintraub's book. If anyone would like to read a counterpoint to Dr. Tyson, you can place this title on hold using our online catalog.<BR/>Thanks for pointing out another excellent resource about this topic!Rainbird librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610056907008986710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973630669385079984.post-63827930397763822492009-03-18T21:27:00.000-08:002009-03-18T21:27:00.000-08:00The IAU decision, adopted by only four percent of ...The IAU decision, adopted by only four percent of its members, most of whom are not planetary scientists, is not "the end." At this point, even Tyson admits this is very much an ongoing debate.<BR/><BR/>Hundreds of professional astronomers led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, immediately followed the IAU vote with a petition of their own rejecting the IAU planet definition. Many are working to get it overturned or amended to include dwarf planets as a subclass of planets.<BR/><BR/>It is important to hear all sides of this ongoing debate. For a view different from Tyson's, try Dr. David Weintraub's book "Is Pluto A Planet?" It presents a good perspective on this issue and more in depth discussion of the utility of various types of planet classifications.Laurel Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387883186244337619noreply@blogger.com