![]() ![]() Sip until you discover something otherworldly. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel wrapped around the second sprig of rosemary. Muddle pomegranate seeds and leaves of one rosemary sprig. ![]() Thoughtfully developed by Nick Williams, head bartender at Tinderbox Kitchen Annex in Flagstaff, AZ, in the shadow of Lowell Observatory: Today, most scientists agree Neptune is the sole cause of Uranus’ orbit… and Pluto is just one of many dwarf planets in the solar system. With painstakingly honed entrees, over 100 wine options, and an expert staff to make sure you pair them right, Tinderbox is an experience you wont find anywhere else. The girl got a measly five pounds sterling for her contribution – but in retrospect, that was probably fair. And it didn’t hurt that the first two letters were Percival Lowell’s initials. At one point Constance Lowell – Percival’s widow - humbly suggested “Constance.” But an 11-year-old British schoolgirl finally came up with the winning name: Pluto - the ancient God of the cold and distant underworld. Eureka! It was Planet X.įolks around the world wrote to Lowell Observatory suggesting names for the new planet. Order food online at Tinderbox Kitchen, Flagstaff with Tripadvisor: See 400 unbiased reviews of Tinderbox Kitchen, ranked 11 on Tripadvisor among 320 restaurants in Flagstaff. Using what’s called a “blink comparator,” he toggled them back and forth and saw one “star” move. Finally, one night - 14 years after Lowell’s death - astronomer Clyde Tombaugh was looking at two pictures of a star field, taken weeks apart. So in 1906, millionaire Percival Lowell launched a project to find what he called “Planet X.”įrom the observatory Lowell founded in Arizona, his team searched the skies for decades. Another planet was probably out there too. They soon figured out what it was: another, hitherto undiscovered planet, Neptune.īut Neptune didn’t seem big enough to entirely account for Uranus’s orbit. The Annex, a hip cocktail lounge next door (same ownership) offers burgers. When scientists noted the planet Uranus had a strange orbit. A locals fave, Tinderbox might well be the best restaurant in Flagstaff. For something we’re now told isn’t a planet, folks sure worked hard to discover Pluto. ![]()
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