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Pluto is out from planet dictionary
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:30:53 +0200, "Starman"
wrote: Wrong ! Pluto is a Dwarf planet, thats still a planet in the dictionary The IAU was quite clear on this point. Pluto can no longer be classed as a planet. And in the words of the IAU host it is now only called a "dwarf planet" in order to keep the public happy. Seems like the members of the IAU consider the smaller big round objects along with the other solar system trash. So in the words of the IAU a dwarf planet is not a planet. =8- You can begin to see that this concept will not carry well. There is likely to be endless public confusion until every non-expert considers a dwarf planet to be a planet. That would make this IAU definition kind of irrelevant... Cardman. http://www.cardman.com http://www.cardman.org http://www.cardman.co.uk |
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Not carry well with whom?
The public has already moved on. They are now more concerned about the latest doings on the U.S. television show _Survivor_ than they are about Pluto. ;-) Cardman wrote: On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:30:53 +0200, "Starman" wrote: Wrong ! Pluto is a Dwarf planet, thats still a planet in the dictionary The IAU was quite clear on this point. Pluto can no longer be classed as a planet. And in the words of the IAU host it is now only called a "dwarf planet" in order to keep the public happy. Seems like the members of the IAU consider the smaller big round objects along with the other solar system trash. So in the words of the IAU a dwarf planet is not a planet. =8- You can begin to see that this concept will not carry well. There is likely to be endless public confusion until every non-expert considers a dwarf planet to be a planet. That would make this IAU definition kind of irrelevant... Cardman. http://www.cardman.com http://www.cardman.org http://www.cardman.co.uk |
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Pluto is out from planet dictionary
"Rich" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: Pluto is out from planet dictionary Good. What about Goofy? |
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"Billy No Mates" wrote in message ... "Rich" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: Pluto is out from planet dictionary Good. What about Goofy? And Deputy Dawg? |
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If Pluto is a dwarf planet then it is A PLANET.
Continue calling it A PLANET, O.K.? "Starman" wrote in message ... Then start to read: Pluto is a dwarf P L A N E T what part of the word "planet" don't you understand? If we should follow your logic, our sun would not be a star because it's a yellow dwarf star a human dwarf would not be a human, because he is a dwarf see where this leads to? you are as "smart" as some tv neworks that said "Pluto kicked out of our solar system" "Mark Earnest" skrev i en meddelelse ... "Starman" wrote in message ... It's still in the solar system, it's just been categorized as a dwarf planet in our solar system! Pluto is still a planet? Then start calling a planet again, then, for the love of all that is good! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeg beskyttes af den gratis SPAMfighter til privatbrugere. Den har indtil videre sparet mig for at få 9812 spam-mails Betalende brugere får ikke denne besked i deres e-mails. Hent en gratis SPAMfighter her. |
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Wasn't it Mark Earnest who wrote:
If Pluto is a dwarf planet then it is A PLANET. Continue calling it A PLANET, O.K.? I didn't hear you complaining about us not considering all the "minor planets" to be "planets". "Minor planets" were not planets then. "Dwarf planets" are not planets now. Get used to it. 2500 astronomers are not going to change their minds. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure |
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Mike Williams wrote: Wasn't it Mark Earnest who wrote: If Pluto is a dwarf planet then it is A PLANET. Continue calling it A PLANET, O.K.? I didn't hear you complaining about us not considering all the "minor planets" to be "planets". "Minor planets" were not planets then. "Dwarf planets" are not planets now. Get used to it. 2500 astronomers are not going to change their minds. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure More like the 300 that actually voted. Double-A |
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nightbat wrote
Double-A wrote: Mike Williams wrote: Wasn't it Mark Earnest who wrote: If Pluto is a dwarf planet then it is A PLANET. Continue calling it A PLANET, O.K.? I didn't hear you complaining about us not considering all the "minor planets" to be "planets". "Minor planets" were not planets then. "Dwarf planets" are not planets now. Get used to it. 2500 astronomers are not going to change their minds. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure Commander Double-A More like the 300 that actually voted. Double-A nightbat Correct Commander and the rest were coffee boy bad brew served and put to sleep we just know it, oh heavens! If they can get rid of our Pluto all planets are in danger of being made obsolete, Seans were are you! Is there safety in numbers don't bet on it. See: http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...efinition.html ponder on, the nightbat |
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In article . com,
Double-A wrote: Mike Williams wrote: Wasn't it Mark Earnest who wrote: If Pluto is a dwarf planet then it is A PLANET. Continue calling it A PLANET, O.K.? I didn't hear you complaining about us not considering all the "minor planets" to be "planets". "Minor planets" were not planets then. "Dwarf planets" are not planets now. Get used to it. 2500 astronomers are not going to change their minds. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure More like the 300 that actually voted. Double-A Those 2200 who didn't care to vote probably won't care now either.... It's a bit like a US presidential election: the majority of the voters don't bother to vote. One of the candidates wins the election - does that make the non-voters change their minds? In almost all cases: no. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Schlyter, Grev Turegatan 40, SE-114 38 Stockholm, SWEDEN e-mail: pausch at stockholm dot bostream dot se WWW: http://stjarnhimlen.se/ |
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