Abstract
AbstractThe purposes of classification and taxonomy are reviewed. Using examples from fields ranging from paleontology to planetology, I argue that non-exclusive classifications, which allow Pluto to be considered both a planet and a TNO, provide the most desirable approach to progress in our science.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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