{"product_id":"out-of-the-darkness-9780811736978","title":"Out of the Darkness","description":"An adventure in scientific discovery Pluto, the farthermost planet in the solar system, some 3,673 million mites from the Sun, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in 1930. The fiftieth anniversary of Pluto's discovery will be celebrated in 1980 and \u003ci\u003eOUT OF THE DARKNESS: THE PLANET PLUTO \u003c\/i\u003etells the exciting scientific story of the twenty-five year search for a planet X beyond Neptune, and its discovery-the only planet found in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in February 1930 at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, and holds the distinction of being the only man alive, and the only man in the twentieth century to have discovered a planet. Mr. Tombaugh has written many magazine articles and is a retired professor of Astronomy at New Mexico State University Research Center.\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Moore is an author-astronomer with over sixty titles to his credit. Recent books include \u003ci\u003eThe Next Fifty Years in Space, The New Concise Atlas of the Universe, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Guide to Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Moore was director of the Armaugh Planetarium in Ireland from 1965 to 1968, is a member of the International Astronomical Union, the British Astronomical Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He holds and Honorary Doctorate of Science from Lancaster University in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stackpole Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985481335058,"sku":"9780811736978","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb536a35-32fb-49e2-8cac-fe87546689c9.jpg?v=1769537234","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-the-darkness-9780811736978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}