Why Is the Discovery of Pluto Sometimes Referred to as an Accidental

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why is the discovery of Pluto sometimes referred to as an accidental discovery?

• A) The observations made to locate Pluto were not made in a systematic manner.
• B) Pluto was not located close to its predicted location.
• C) No one had ever predicted that Pluto existed before it was found.
• D) Pluto's mass was too small to seriously alter the orbit of Neptune.
• E) a and c

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