Name Suggestion for "Pluto" by Olive Windette
Dublin Core
Title
Name Suggestion for "Pluto" by Olive Windette
Subject
Pluto; Planet X; Astronomy; Planetary Discovery; Lowell Observatory; Flagstaff, Arizona.
Description
Olive Windette, a local resident of Chicago, Illinois suggests the name "Pluto" for Lowell Observatory's recently discovered planet. Windette recognizes the tradition of naming planetary objects after mythological characters, and suggests the name "Pluto" who is the brother of Jupiter and Neptune—two gods already honored in the Solar System.
Creator
Windette, Olive
Date
1930-03-02
Rights
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Format
Typed letter
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Pluto Collection. a_Pluto_0015.tif
Files
Collection
Reference
Windette, Olive, Name Suggestion for "Pluto" by Olive Windette, 1930-03-02
Cite As
Windette, Olive, “Name Suggestion for "Pluto" by Olive Windette,” Lowell Observatory Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collectionslowellobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/1382.