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 2009 Science Lecture: "How I Killed Pluto and Why it Had it Coming"



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Michael E. Brown (born June 5, 1965) has been a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) since 2003. His team has discovered many trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), notably the dwarf planet Eris, the only known TNO more massive than Pluto.
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Author and astronomer Dr. Michael E. Brown will present the Annual Science Lecture entitled "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had it Coming" on Wednesday, April 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Heimbold Visual Arts Centre at Sarah Lawrence College. Among his numerous scientific accomplishments, Dr. Brown is best known for his discovery of Eris, the largest object found in the solar system in 150 years and the reason for Pluto's recent demotion. This event is free and open to the public.

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