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Exciting account by Clyde Tombaugh of the hours leading up to his discovery of Pluto. Typed 8.5'' x 11'' document signed ''Clyde W. Tombaugh / 26 Nov. 1990'' reads in part, ''...In February 1930, after struggling through 'Taurus' I skipped [to] eastern Gemini where the stars were less thickly packed. I suddenly spied an object 'That's it!' I exclaimed to myself. Any possibility of the phenomenon being a pair of variable stars was now ruled out. This seemed to be it...'' Tombaugh crosses out an errant ''a'' in description. Near fine condition.
Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh Signed Description of Discovering Pluto -- ...I suddenly spied an object Thats it! I exclaimed to myself...
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