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5 matches to Pluto
Dis (Pater). Roman underworld god. = Pluto. Richest god.
Lowell, Percival. 1855-1916. US astronomer. Predicted Pluto 1905 (erroneously). PL of Pluto name after him. Studied Mars’ “canals” 1906. Schiaparelli.
Pluto. Greek underworld king = Hades = Orcus = Pater Dis. Planet discovered by Tombaugh, 1930. Disney dog named after planet, 1931.
Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.