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Agreed, science is definitely not static. As time passes, more knowledge or discovery are made, hence revisions to our existing knowledge is required. That's progress.
And Clyde Tombaugh, he will always be remembered as a great scientist/astronomer who had paved the way for others to make future discoveries..that's planetary bodies beyond Pluto.
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#1 - Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:45 PM EDT{"commentId":264643,"authorDomain":"prompt"}
I agree - and it is slightly disappointing to see when some scientists try fight to keep the old ways, such as theories, formulas, etc.
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{"commentId":264829,"authorDomain":"brianford"}
Science is built upon skepticism. When they fight to keep the old ways, it's often to make sure that new ways are not accepted too easily.
When it becomes apparent that the fight is merely to protect tradition -- Science corrects itself.
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{"commentId":265345,"authorDomain":"sphinx"}
Wow, I have a lot of respect for Ms. Tombaugh. Instead of the bickering or resentment that a lot of people (including me) would feel if I saw a planet that I or my significant other discovered stripped of its distinction, she is accepting, and dare I say embracing, that scientific self-consistency is greater than any one person's personal desires. I don't think I could take such news with such grace.
This woman is an inspiration.
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