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A STEM-supporting picture book traces the historical naming of Pluto by an 11-year-old girl in 1930, describing how young Venetia Burney''s love of Roman mythology led to her suggestion, which was subsequently voted on and adopted by London''s Royal Astronomical Society and the Lowell Observatory discovery team.

Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney

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    A Hardback by Alice B. Mcginty, Elizabeth Haidle

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/05/2019
      ISBN13: 9781524768317, 978-1524768317
      ISBN10: 1524768316

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      Book Synopsis
      A STEM-supporting picture book traces the historical naming of Pluto by an 11-year-old girl in 1930, describing how young Venetia Burney''s love of Roman mythology led to her suggestion, which was subsequently voted on and adopted by London''s Royal Astronomical Society and the Lowell Observatory discovery team.

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