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Side Effect of Pluto's Demotion

It was called a planet when I was young Placed in the Milky Way after the "big bang" Pluto is the Roman's underworld god Hades to the Greek now that isn't really bad Discovered by American Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 At that time to be called a planet it was deemed worthy Seventy six years later they suddenly decided From the nine planets Pluto should be booted It is just poor little Pluto's very sad fate Because the planets now are no longer nine but eight Because the IAU members have voted on the motion Now the small planet has gotten a demotion Now Textbooks worldwide would have to be reprinted Governments to the cost of reprinting will be subjected Because Pluto is small the educational world will be affected The old teachings about the planets will now have to be corrected Older people will have to do some "unlearning" Science teachers would have to do a lot of re-explaining But on this matter it's the IAU that has a say So we just have to obey and do things their way NOTE I personally don't see why it is important to reclassify Pluto but I do see it's effect on the education budget of third world countries. The Philippines for one have no budget for textbook printing until 2010 and so the correction will have to wait until that time. Meanwhile it is up to the teachers to remember. God help the kids who rely on textbooks for knowledge. But it has been done, was finalized on the 24th of August 2006. Pluto have now been demoted to a Dwarf Planet If you want to read more about it, just check it on the net-JEB

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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