Original envelope for one of the Pluto discovery plates with Clyde Tombaugh's handwritten notes

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CreatorTombaugh, ClydeDescriptionOriginal envelope for the January 29, 1930 Pluto discovery plate (number 171) with Clyde Tombaugh's handwritten notes about the discovery.Browse TopicScience and TechnologySubjectAstronomyPlutoPlanet XTombaugh, ClydeDate Original1930-01-29Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeTextOriginal FormatNotesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionLowell Observatory ArchivesCollectionYear of PlutoSubcollectionPluto Camera (A. Lawrence Lowell Astrograph) Glass Plate CollectionRights 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 Digitized2014Digital FormatPDF

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Original envelope for one of the Pluto discovery plates with Clyde Tombaugh's handwritten notes