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merchimerch ([personal profile] merchimerch) wrote2006-08-24 08:09 am

Pluto is no longer a planet!

The high priests of science have spoken and are revoking the title of planet from poor little Pluto! This month we've had a world of possibilities in what kids will grow up learning in their science textbooks. I was rooting for the 12 planet system, but it was not to be.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5282440.stm

It makes me giggle when hard sciences illustrate the issues of representation and naming as well as how relative "truth" is.

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