Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | How Clyde Tombaugh Discovered Pluto | “Transformational Technologies” Episode 3 @airandspace | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
How do you discover a planet? In 1930, amateur astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto using a telescope, photographic plates of the solar system, and a tool called a blink comparator.
In the “Transformational Technologies” video series, the National Air and Space Museum explores artifacts in its collection that changed our lives, transformed the way we viewed the world, or looked at an existing problem in a new way. All artifacts featured are now on display in the eight new galleries at the National Air and Space Museum in DC.
“Transformational Technologies” is made possible by the support of Lockheed Martin.
How do you discover a planet? In 1930, amateur astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto using a telescope, photographic plates of the solar system, and a tool called a blink comparator.
In the “Transformational Technologies” video series, the National Air and Space Museum explores artifacts in its collection that changed our lives, transformed the way we viewed the world, or looked at an existing problem in a new way. All artifacts featured are now on display in the eight new galleries at the National Air and Space Museum in DC.
“Transformational Technologies” is made possible by the support of Lockheed Martin.
