tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post1921299699084495171..comments2024-03-14T05:11:06.565-04:00Comments on The Knight Shift: Venetia Phair, namer of Pluto, has passed awayChris Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07772661137673181295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115278.post-30962333095477337732009-05-13T20:58:00.000-04:002009-05-13T20:58:00.000-04:00It should be noted that the IAU’s controversial de...It should be noted that the IAU’s controversial demotion of Pluto is very likely not the last word on the subject and in fact represents only one interpretation in an ongoing debate. Only four percent of the IAU voted on this, and most are not planetary scientists. Their decision was immediately opposed in a formal petition by hundreds of professional astronomers led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Laurel Kornfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387883186244337619noreply@blogger.com