How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Author:
Published:
Random House Publishing Group 2010
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 15
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about.
A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?
A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Details
Street Date:
12/07/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780385531092
ASIN:
B003F3FJTG
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.9, 15 Points
Level 7.9, 15 Points
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Mike Brown. (2010). How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mike Brown. 2010. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. Random House Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mike Brown, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. Random House Publishing Group, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mike Brown. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming. Random House Publishing Group, 2010.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 2 | 2 |
| Anne Arundel County Public Library | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
d1f6a78e-c85f-14ee-4562-c909c8ab96d4
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 03, 2017 05:53:28
Date Updated:
Nov 16, 2017 00:05:45
Last Metadata Check:
Jan 29, 2023 05:50:58
Last Metadata Change:
Jan 29, 2023 05:50:58
Last Availability Check:
Jan 29, 2023 05:51:01
Last Availability Change:
Dec 07, 2022 08:08:50
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Jan 31, 2023 04:08:25
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/9C6/550/43/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/9C6/550/43/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780385531092
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 19851
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780385531092
- type: ASIN
- value: B003F3FJTG
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 19851
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780385531092
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 19851
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 0385531109
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Mike Brown
- title
- How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
- dateAdded
- 2010-12-20T11:34:34.213-05:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=51&titleID=480340
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Maryland's Digital Library (MD)
- id: 831
- sortTitle
- How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
- crossRefId
- 480340
- id
- 9c655043-6eaa-430f-a5c3-c58ab9de2dc7
- starRating
- 4.2
OverDrive MetaData
- interestLevel
- UG
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: HowIKilledPlutoandWh_9780385531092_480340
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 2400468
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780385531092
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 19851
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 0
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 12/07/2010
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/9C6/550/43/HowIKilledPlutoandWhyItHadItComing9780385531092.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: HowIKilledPlutoandWh_480340
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 19851
- type: ASIN
- value: B003F3FJTG
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 12/07/2010
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/9C6/550/43/HowIKilledPlutoandWhyItHadItComing9780385531092.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: HowIKilledPlutoandWh_9780385531092_480340
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780385531092
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 19851
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 12/07/2010
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/9C6/550/43/HowIKilledPlutoandWhyItHadItComing9780385531092.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: planets
- value: Reference books
- value: Physics
- value: Historical
- value: non fiction
- value: culture
- value: society
- value: Nonfiction
- value: Historical Events
- value: american history
- value: Social Studies
- value: Solar system
- value: Science
- value: space
- value: Social History
- value: Pluto
- value: Reference
- value: historic
- value: cultural history
- value: memoir
- value: Astronomy
- value: Kuiper Belt
- value: non fiction books
- value: nonfiction books
- value: history books
- value: science books
- value: History book
- value: books for men
- value: books for dad
- value: books about history
- value: historical non fiction
- value: books about history for adults
- value: historical non fiction books
- value: non fiction history books
- value: science gifts
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Brown, Mike
- bioText: Mike Brown is the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. In 2006 he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 People Who Shape Our World as well as one of Los Angeles magazine’s Most Influential People in L.A. He lives in Southern California with his wife and daughter.
- name: Mike Brown
- imprint
- Random House
- publishDate
- 2010-12-07T05:00:00+00:00
- ATOS
- 7.9
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
- fullDescription
- The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about.
A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t? - gradeLevels
- value: Grade 6
- popularity
- 466
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BaQAAAA29/products/9c655043-6eaa-430f-a5c3-c58ab9de2dc7/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- 9c655043-6eaa-430f-a5c3-c58ab9de2dc7
- starRating
- 4.2
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/9C6/550/43/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/9C6/550/43/{9C655043-6EAA-430F-A5C3-C58AB9DE2DC7}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: History
- value: Science
- value: Physics
- value: Nonfiction
- publishDateText
- 12/07/2010
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780385531108
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
- The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about.
A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t? - sortTitle
- How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
- crossRefId
- 480340
- publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
