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But the discoveries mean Pluto belongs to a belt resembling one that Irish astronomer Kenneth Edgeworth postulated in 1943 and American astronomer Gerard Kuiper in 1951.
Ninth Rock From the Sun Ken Croswell 2010
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It is named after the astronomer, Gerard Kuiper who first predicted the existence of such a debris.
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The guy kneeling in the figure below is Gerard Kuiper, working on a telescope at McDonald Observatory.
Kicking it Old School Julianne 2008
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In the 1960s, planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper initiated the concept by pointing a 12-inch telescope out a window of an airliner, and others followed.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In the 1960s, planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper initiated the concept by pointing a 12-inch telescope out a window of an airliner, and others followed.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In the 1960s, planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper initiated the concept by pointing a 12-inch telescope out a window of an airliner, and others followed.
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In the 1960s, planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper initiated the concept by pointing a 12-inch telescope out a window of an airliner, and others followed.
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Kuiper belt after Dutch American astronomer Gerard Kuiper, who had speculated about its existence decades earlier.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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In the 1960s, planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper initiated the concept by pointing a 12-inch telescope out a window of an airliner, and others followed.
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In the 1960s, planetary scientist Gerard Kuiper initiated the concept by pointing a 12-inch telescope out a window of an airliner, and others followed.
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