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  1. Wanted: Early Planet Photographs

    With the discovery of the planet beyond Neptune, by Lowell Observatory astronomers, many months of observations will be needed before even an approximate idea can be obtained of the orbit in which it is moving.

  2. Nature Ramblings: The Tastes of an Octopus

  3. In Various Science Fields

  4. The Sun’s New Trans-Neptunian Planet

  5. First Glances at New Books

  6. Astronomers Acclaim New Planet

    Science News-Letter | March 22, 1930 — The report from Flagstaff of the discovery of a faint, slow-moving object which can most reasonably be interpreted as a ninth major planet of the solar system again emphasizes man's ability to see beyond his power of vision and to grasp what lies beyond his reach.

  7. Front Matter

  8. Black as Coal, Dense as Zinc

  9. Back Matter

  10. Traces of Sloth, Man Found Together

  11. Maya Stone Road Links Two City Ruins

  12. The Prediction of the New Planet: A Classic of Science