tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16825432.post115644774115492195..comments2023-11-03T02:07:41.414-06:00Comments on Zack's Blog: Pluto, you're still a planet to me.Zackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00133678987643797872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16825432.post-1156889560637217882006-08-29T16:12:00.000-06:002006-08-29T16:12:00.000-06:00Pluto will always have a place in my heart as well...Pluto will always have a place in my heart as well.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16825432.post-1156779580065654572006-08-28T09:39:00.000-06:002006-08-28T09:39:00.000-06:00It is true that it was an 11 year old girl who cam...It is true that it was an 11 year old girl who came up with the name but there is evidence that the dog was named after the planet and not the other way around.<BR/><BR/>"Mrs Phair is keen to scotch one rumour that grew up in the years after Pluto's discovery; namely that she had named the planet after Disney's cartoon dog, which also debuted in 1930. <BR/><BR/>"People were repeatedly saying: 'Ah, she named it after Pluto the dog'. It has now been satisfactorily proven that the dog was named after the planet, rather than the other way round. So, one is vindicated.""<BR/><BR/>Taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4596246.stmZackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133678987643797872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16825432.post-1156523166472278322006-08-25T10:26:00.000-06:002006-08-25T10:26:00.000-06:00Officially it is named after the God, but there wa...Officially it is named after the God, but there was a story the other week of a girl that may have suggested the name, based on the dog, to an influencial person when naming was considered.Saskboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258259356749068135noreply@blogger.com