Venetia Phair

Venetia Phair

A girl named Venetia Phair at the age of 11 suggested they name the newly-discovered trans-Neptunian celestial body "Pluto." She lived long enough to see the International Astronomical Union demote Pluto to the status of "dwarf planet", 76 years later.

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