tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33796215.post3808838689930817879..comments2023-06-23T07:38:26.979-04:00Comments on Choosing Santa Fe: Pluto Still a Planet for New Mexicans?SantaFeKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13584390040801437959noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33796215.post-89551606415622114012007-03-23T21:19:00.000-04:002007-03-23T21:19:00.000-04:00Tombaugh was a pretty feisty character himself. In...Tombaugh was a pretty feisty character himself. In 1928, while working on his father’s farm in Kansas, he built a telescope using parts from a cream separator and his dad’s 1910 Buick. He made drawings of the planets and sent them to the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Even though he had only a high school degree, the observatory offered him a job.<BR/><BR/>After discovering Pluto in 1930, Tombaugh went on to get a Phd., and work for the space program When he was in his 80’s, the Smithsonian asked him if they could have his original telescope. Tombaugh’s answer: “I told them I was still using it."<BR/><BR/>And how do I know all this? Because I included Tombaugh’s story in my book The Greatest Stories Never Told. And of course I couldn’t pass up this wonderful opportunity for self promotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33796215.post-23937892876903647942007-03-21T10:05:00.000-04:002007-03-21T10:05:00.000-04:00not sure how to blog, but hello its me Leslie. My...not sure how to blog, but hello its me Leslie. Myles gave me this blog so thought I would try. Now I know someone in Santa Fe, always wanted to visit. My email Leslie@BeachGroupFlorida.com Love your picture you look greatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com