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  2. From: newberry@aquarius.as.arizona.edu (Mike Newberry)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.astro
  4. Subject: Re: research grade vs. commercial grade
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan22.203559.18185@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
  6. Date: 22 Jan 93 20:35:59 GMT
  7. References: <1993Jan20.211839.27984@zip.eecs.umich.edu> <1993Jan21.191712.12358@gov.on.ca> <93022.035547LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET>
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  10. Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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  13. In article <93022.035547LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET> LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET writes:
  14. >One wonders what kind of "research" is done with an 8" telescope?
  15. >
  16. >Besides, astronomers don't do "research".  They observe.  "Research"
  17. >implies the ability to change the conditions of the experiment.
  18. >
  19.  
  20. This statement is patently false.  The author should know better.
  21.  
  22. Mike Newberry
  23. Steward Observatory
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