I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course. Clyde Tombaugh grantguessinterest Change image and share on social
What you do is, you have your drawing board and a pencil in hand at the telescope. You look in and you make some markings on the paper and you look in again. Clyde Tombaugh boarddrawhand Change image and share on social
I thought I'd better check this third plate, which is another date, see if there's an image there in the right place that would be consistent with the images on the other plates. That was the final proof. Clyde Tombaugh checkconsistentdate share on social
I used to believe there were people on Mars, and of course now we know there aren't. Mars held particular interest. I was curious what kind of beings they would look like. Clyde Tombaugh beingcurioushold Change image and share on social
I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education. Clyde Tombaugh collegediscourageeducation Change image and share on social
How does a pansy, for example, select the ingredients from soil to get the right colors for the flower? Now there's a great miracle. I think there's a supreme power behind all of this. I see it in nature. Clyde Tombaugh colorflowergreat share on social
I used to think about how nice it would be to visit the planets. Of course, I didn't expect to see in my lifetime what has happened. I knew it would happen some day, but it came along faster than I at first thought. Clyde Tombaugh dayexpectfast share on social
