Which Georgia author delivers information on Pluto planet ?”
February 10, 2010 — Neil deGrasse Tyson, a noted astrophysicist and host of the PBS series Nova ScienceNow, has been at the center of the controversy over whether Pluto is a planet for the last 10 years. As director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Tyson received hate mail when the museum stopped calling Pluto a planet. Nearly four years after the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto, the debate continues today. Tyson will deliver Lafayette’s annual John and Muriel Landis Lecture at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Colton Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. He is also meeting with students and faculty for an open discussion prior to his talk. Tyson’s new book, The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, chronicles his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status and his travels across the U.S. exploring the history of Pluto and the continuing debate about it
© 2010 by Joyce Mason Common descriptions of tough Pluto Transits are: • Going through hell • The rug pulled out from under you • Being knocked on your butt When we fall, tensed muscles and rigidity cause us to hurt ourselves. People who don’t see the fall coming are relaxed and barely skin their knees. On a trip to Greece, I took a hard, graceless pratfall on an ice-smooth ancient courtyard. When I got up and dusted myself off, I hadn’t hurt a hair on my head. I had just gotten a “chiro-pratt-ic” adjustment, thanks to the Greek God of Cobblestones. Adjustment is what Pluto insists on for us, and when we vow to cooperate with the master plan, there is less pain in the transformation and an easier rebirth. Modern Folklore—Medicine in Music There is often great wisdom in homespun remedies, and music often transmits similar folksy advice. Here are some songs that popped into my mind about Pluto and resilience, matched with the flower essences that popped in right behind them. (To hear the
