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/tom"baw/, n.Clyde William, 1906-97, U.S. astronomer: discovered the planet Pluto 1930.
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Tombaugh — Clyde William … Scientists
Tombaugh — Tombaugh, Clyde William … Enciclopedia Universal
Tombaugh — [ tɔmbɔː], Clyde William, amerikanischer Astronom, * Streator (Illinois) 4. 2. 1906, ✝ Las Cruces (New Mexiko) 17. 1. 1997; Assistent am Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff (Ariz.), ab 1965 Professor an der New Mexico State University; entdeckte… … Universal-Lexikon
Tombaugh — [täm′bô΄] Clyde William 1906 97; U.S. astronomer: discovered Pluto (1930) … English World dictionary
Tombaugh — Clyde Tombaugh Clyde William Tombaugh (* 4. Februar 1906 in Streator, Illinois; † 17. Januar 1997 in Las Cruces, New Mexico) war ein US amerikanischer Astronom. Er ist der Entdecker des Zwergplaneten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tombaugh — noun United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906 1997) • Syn: ↑Clyde Tombaugh, ↑Clyde William Tombaugh • Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer … Useful english dictionary
Tombaugh, Clyde William — ▪ 1998 American astronomer (b. Feb. 4, 1906, Streator, Ill. d. Jan. 17, 1997, Las Cruces, N.M.), discovered the planet Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system and the only one found in the 20th century. Tombaugh was 24 years of age when … Universalium
Tombaugh , Clyde William — (1906–1997) American astronomer Tombaugh came from a poor farming background in Streator, Illinois; although he never went to college he managed to teach himself enough of the basic observational skills to be taken on by the Lowell Observatory in … Scientists
Tombaugh (Asteroid) — Asteroid (1604) Tombaugh Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 3,0248 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tombaugh, Clyde W. — ▪ American astronomer in full Clyde William Tombaugh born Feb. 4, 1906, Streator, Ill., U.S. died Jan. 17, 1997, Las Cruces, N.M. American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930 after a systematic search for a ninth planet instigated by … Universalium
Tombaugh — biographical name Clyde William 1906 1997 American astronomer … New Collegiate Dictionary
