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I guess the two things I was most interested in were telescopes and steam engines. My father was an engineer on a threshing rig steam engine and I loved the machinery.
Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh
Born: Feb 4, 1906
Died: Jan 17, 1997

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