Clyde Tombaugh
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Clyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer and telescope maker, best known for discovering Pluto in 1930, marking the first detection of what would eventually be recognized as the Kuiper belt.
Tombaugh in 1930 at his family's farm with his homemade telescope
Tombaugh created his photographic plates using this 13-inch (330 mm) astrograph.
Image of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft.
Tombaugh compared his photographic plates using this blink comparator.
Clayton Kershaw
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Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw was an 11
Clyde Tombaugh
…Regio. Clyde Tombaugh had five siblings. Through the daughter of his youngest brother, Robert, he is the great-uncle of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. He married Patricia Edson in 1934. They had two children, Annette and Alden. Tombaugh was an active Unitarian Universalist, and he and his wife helped…
Kershaw with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015
Kershaw during his 2008 rookie season
Kershaw pitching in 2010
Kershaw won numerous awards for his 2011 campaign