TIL that Pluto was not only named after the god of the underworld, but the first two letters were a homage to Percival Lowell, the scientist who initiated the search for a celestial body beyond Neptune.
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Submitted November 30, 2018 at 05:27AM by onebookperpaise https://ift.tt/2E7tKaR
Submitted November 30, 2018 at 05:27AM by onebookperpaise https://ift.tt/2E7tKaR
TIL that Pluto was not only named after the god of the underworld, but the first two letters were a homage to Percival Lowell, the scientist who initiated the search for a celestial body beyond Neptune.
![TIL that Pluto was not only named after the god of the underworld, but the first two letters were a homage to Percival Lowell, the scientist who initiated the search for a celestial body beyond Neptune.]()
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