And yet, it wasn't discovered with telescopes, it was discovered with math.
Take that flat earthers.
Edit: Upon further research, this isn't strictly true. Mathematics suggested locations for the possible location of a ninth planet but it was telescopes and photography and comparing pictures looking for moving objects which eventually nailed down it's existence. Unlike Uranus, Pluto doesn't have the mass to noticeably affect the orbits of the other, much larger, planets.
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u/Infinite-Condition41 3d ago edited 3d ago
And yet, it wasn't discovered with telescopes, it was discovered with math.
Take that flat earthers.
Edit: Upon further research, this isn't strictly true. Mathematics suggested locations for the possible location of a ninth planet but it was telescopes and photography and comparing pictures looking for moving objects which eventually nailed down it's existence. Unlike Uranus, Pluto doesn't have the mass to noticeably affect the orbits of the other, much larger, planets.