Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Pluto was discovered by ?

  1. William Herschel

  2. John Kepler

  3. Hipparchus

  4. Clyle Tombaugh
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Explanation

Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The name in the question appears to be a typo for 'Clyde.' Tombaugh was a 24-year-old amateur astronomer when he made this historic discovery.

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