Clyde Tombaugh(Astronomer, University teacher)

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Birthdate: February 4, 1906

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Streator

Died: January 17, 1997

Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer, is famous for discovering Pluto in 1930, later reclassified as a dwarf planet. He also found many asteroids and supported research on unidentified flying objects. Tombaugh was instrumental in identifying the Kuiper belt, with Pluto being its first known object. His career was marked by significant contributions to astronomy and planetary science.

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