The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney
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Venetia Burney suggests Pluto over breakfast after hearing about the discovery in 1930. The illustrated biography gives younger readers a way into the human decisions around an astronomical find. Afterward, ask how we settle on a name for something and what evidence would make astronomers change how they classify it.
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