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ikabod
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Message 10 of 39 (343516)
08-26-2006 5:28 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by New Cat's Eye
08-25-2006 11:26 AM


its called ToE because its a Theroy .. its the best scientists can do with the current understanding of the evidence , and the current technology.. it is open to change , reinterpritation and additions and deletions.. thats how science works .
Pluto was discovered by looking for a object that was affecting Neptune orbit , at the time early 1900's it was a major echivment to find the object give the avaiible technology ... advances in technology have show Pulto is less massive than first measured , it has a odd orbit , its make up is more asteroid like , and that there are many other Pluto-like objects out there which are clearly different from Planets ... much of the new info comes from hubble the space based telescope .. compare to the 1900's technology to see the advancement
thus science has done what it always does , taken the new data and looked at reality of the situatiion and updated its view .
this is how science works ...
( ok i do agree dwarf palnet is a naff term , manyb better ones where offered )
Edited by Admin, : effecting => affecting

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ikabod
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Message 26 of 39 (343681)
08-26-2006 3:57 PM
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08-26-2006 11:23 AM


well if you want to be PC is dwarf usable ??
maybe it should be a diddy planet , or a semi-planet
any way calling dwarf planet will confuse sci fant readers into think its the homew of dwarves and they start to look for elf , orch and goblin planet s ...this is NOT a joke .. hehehe

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ikabod
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Message 30 of 39 (343891)
08-27-2006 4:09 AM
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08-26-2006 6:59 PM


Why do we need to keep the number small enough to count on two hands anyway?
well if we had 100 planets they would never finish the horoscopes in time for the morning paper ..... sorry could not resist
i think our friendly 9 opss 8 planets , and knowing the names of them helps us with our idea of where we are in the universe , we know the places on the local map , us and the next few towns , make it 50 and the scale is too big to be loacal , keep the other bodies for those who like toknow all the street names of their town .
and as a mate pointed out , the term dwarf is already use to class stars , so why not planets .
further given the recent new data that has lead to this , are we likely to have to revise the naming again is say 20 years given pace of discoveries ??

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