this decision represented the consensus of the science
committee for the rose center's design and construction,
of which i served as head. while the accountability and
originality of our pedagogical approach to the subject lies
equally among us on the committee, as director of the
hayden planetarium i became the most visible exponent of
this decision when, a full year after the rose center
opened to the public, the new york times broke a page-1
news story that we had demoted pluto from its ranks of
planethood. i was thenceforth branded a public enemy of
pluto lovers the world over.
- neil degrasse tyson, the pluto files
what is the main idea of this paragraph?
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a. the science committee is usually responsible for most of the
scientific exhibits that are displayed in the rose center.
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b. dr. tyson is the director of the hayden planetarium and has been
involved with the exhibits at the rose center for many years.
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c. the rose center was designed specifically to house exhibits that
focused on astronomy or models of the solar system.
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d. even though the decision about pluto was made by a lot of people,
dr. tyson received the most negative attention for it.
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