Preface | | | | | | xi |
1
Pluto in Culture | | | | | | 3 |
2
Pluto in History | | | | | | 21 |
3
Pluto in Science | | | | | | 33 |
4
Pluto's Fall from Grace | | | | | | 49 |
5
Pluto Divides the Nation | | | | | | 95 |
6
Pluto's Judgment Day | | | | | | 115 |
7
Pluto the Dwarf Planet | | | | | | 131 |
8
Pluto in the Elementary School Classroom: A Personal Recommendation for Educators | | | | | | 151 |
9
Plutologue | | | | | | 157 |
Appendix A
Pluto Data (2008) | | | | | | 161 |
Appendix B
"Planet X" (complete lyrics by Christine Lavin) | | | | | | 162 |
Appendix C
"I'm Your Moon" (complete lyrics by Jonathan Coulton) | | | | | | 167 |
Appendix D
"Pluto's Not a Planet Anymore" (complete lyrics by Jeff Mondak and Alex Stangl) | | | | | | 169 |
Appendix E
Official Media Response from the Author Regarding the Rose Center's Exhibit Treatment of Pluto | | | | | | 171 |
Appendix F
Resolution of the International Astronomical Union on the Definition of a Planet | | | | | | 175 |
Appendix G
New Mexico Legislation Relative to Pluto's Planetary Status | | | | | | 177 |
Appendix H
California Legislation Relative to Pluto's Planetary Status | | | | | | 179 |
Bibliography | | | | | | 181 |
Acknowledgments | | | | | | 183 |
Credits | | | | | | 185 |
Index | | | | | | 187 |