The reading and lecture are both about demoting Pluto as a planet. Pluto which was discovered as a planet has been demoted in 2006 at the International Astronomical Union Conference. The author of the reading feels that this decision led to new discoveries. The lecturer challenges the claims made by the author. She is of the opinion that there are significant reasons to consider Pluto as a planet.
To begin with, the author argues that voting held at IAUC in 2006 has approved to demote Pluto as a planet. The article mentions the size of the Pluto is smaller than our own moon. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. She claims that the voting held was considered a very less number of astronomers around the world. Many astronomers who were invited for voting could not make it to the day of voting and only 10% of astronomers were able to make it. Additionally, she says, if electronic voting was considered then Pluto would still remain as a planet.
Secondly, the author suggests that Pluto was demoted because of its small size. However, the lecturer rebuts this by mentioning that Pluto was demoted because it doesn’t obey the definition of the Planet. She elaborates on this by bringing up the point that Earth, Mars, Jupyter also does not even obey the definition strictly.
Finally, the author posits that the general people have accepted that Pluto is not a planet anymore. Moreover, in the article, it is said that the next generations will never know about the existence of Pluto. In contrast, the lecturer position is that many people did not really accept this decision and even tried legal proceedings to revert it back. He notes that countries like Mexico are celebrating Pluto Planet Day and the children of the next generations will definitely going to know about Pluto and the conflict that it has created in the world of astronomy.
The reading and lecture are both about demoting
Pluto
as a
planet
.
Pluto
which
was discovered
as a
planet
has
been demoted
in 2006 at the International Astronomical Union Conference. The
author
of the reading feels that this decision led to new discoveries. The
lecturer
challenges the claims made by the
author
. She is of the opinion that there are significant reasons to consider
Pluto
as a planet.
To
begin
with, the
author
argues that
voting
held at
IAUC
in 2006 has approved to demote
Pluto
as a
planet
. The article mentions the size of the
Pluto
is smaller than our
own
moon. This specific argument
is challenged
by the
lecturer
. She claims that the
voting
held
was considered
a
very
less number of astronomers around the world.
Many
astronomers who
were invited
for
voting
could not
make
it to the day of
voting
and
only
10% of astronomers were able to
make
it.
Additionally
, she says, if electronic
voting
was considered
then
Pluto
would
still
remain as a planet.
Secondly
, the
author
suggests that
Pluto
was demoted
because
of its
small
size.
However
, the
lecturer
rebuts this by mentioning that
Pluto
was demoted
because
it doesn’t obey the definition of the
Planet
. She elaborates on this by bringing up the point that Earth, Mars,
Jupyter
also
does not even obey the definition
strictly
.
Finally
, the
author
posits that the general
people
have
accepted
that
Pluto
is not a
planet
anymore.
Moreover
, in the article, it
is said
that the
next
generations will never know about the existence of
Pluto
.
In contrast
, the
lecturer
position is that
many
people
did not
really
accept this decision and even tried legal proceedings to revert it back. He notes that countries like Mexico are celebrating
Pluto
Planet
Day and the children of the
next
generations will definitely going to know about
Pluto
and the conflict that it has created in the world of astronomy.