Clyde Tombaugh Quotes


When I was in the fourth grade, I became intensely interested in geography and I learned it well.


Citations

Tombaugh, Clyde. Interview. Academy of Achievement, American Academy of Achievement, 23 May 1991.

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Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh
  • Born: February 4, 1906
  • Died: January 17, 1997
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Astronomer

Clyde William Tombaugh /ˈtɒmbaʊ/ was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet, but was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids, and called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects.