Science: Pluto was discovered in 1930 by 24-year-old Clyde Tomba…

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Did you know? Pluto was discovered in 1930 by 24-year-old Clyde Tombaugh — a self-taught farm boy without a university degree. He spent weeks comparing two photographic plates each night to find tiny moving dots. The name Pluto came from an 11-year-old English girl, Venetia Burney.

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Pluto was discovered in 1930 by 24-year-old Clyde Tombaugh — a self-taught farm boy without a university degree. He spent weeks comparing two photographic plates each night to find tiny moving dots. The name Pluto came from an 11-year-old English girl, Venetia Burney.

Pluto werd in 1930 ontdekt door de 24-jarige Clyde Tombaugh — een autodidactische boerenzoon zonder universitaire opleiding. Hij vergeleek wekenlang elke nacht twee fotoplaten om kleine bewegende stippen te vinden. De naam Pluto kwam van een 11-jarig Engels meisje, Venetia Burney.

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