Prof. Trixie von Mothersbaugh on Nostr: npub1j2yjk…rggdc I think it 's something like: the ancients couldn't have known ...

npub1j2yjk9gwrjfhhx0vpc8j9mvp5mpelc4ku2pgqm0qaqg5eneqnq0shrggdc (npub1j2y…ggdc) I think it 's something like: the ancients couldn't have known that they weren't stars and that there are way more bodies out there. Language changes over time but I really think Pluto was demoted because if Pluto is a planet then so are a lot of bodies in the Kuiper Belt. Nobody wants to keep track of dozens or hundreds of "planets". The scientists erred on the side of laziness?