Letter from V.M. Slipher to Roger Putnam mentioning that Clyde Tombaugh has found an interesting object on the 13-inch telescope plates

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CreatorSlipher, V.M.DescriptionLetter from Director V.M. Slipher to Trustee Roger Putnam. Slipher mentions that Tombaugh has found an interesting object on the 13-inch plates that could possibly be Percival Lowell's predicted Planet X, but they need to make sure before reporting it to the public.Browse TopicScience and TechnologySubjectCorrespondenceAstronomyPlanet XPlutoTombaugh, ClydeDate Original1930-02-23Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeTextOriginal FormatLetters (correspondence)LanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionLowell Observatory ArchivesCollectionYear of PlutoSubcollectionRoger Lowell Putnam Collection- CorrespondenceRights StatementThis object is property of the Lowell Observatory Archives. Any public use requires the written permission of the Lowell Observatory Archives. Contact us at http://www2.lowell.edu/Research/library/

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City or TownFlagstaffCountyCoconino CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PersonClyde Tombaugh

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Date Digitized2015Digital FormatPDF

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Letter from V.M. Slipher to Roger Putnam mentioning that Clyde Tombaugh has found an interesting object on the 13-inch telescope plates