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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2021 · 5 MIN

Clyde Tombaugh

from SkyCaramba · host SkyCaramba

It seems unlikely that a farm boy who can't afford his own telescope, let alone a college education, could go to work for an astronomical observatory and make one of the most famous discoveries. But that's what Clyde Tombaugh did. Learn about the man who discovered Pluto.

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