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Article #3839Re: astronomers vs researchers (was: Re: research vs commercial grade)
From: Mike Newberry
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:08
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:08
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>In article <93025.192111LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET> <LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET> writes: >The unfortunate fact is that the word "research" is only used (in astronomy) >by the purveyors of inexpensive telescopes. [there's a long thread to this in which the author originally stated that "astronomers don't do research; instead, they observe"] You misunderstand the distinction between the words "research" and "observation". Astronomers, like meteoroligists, geologists, ecologists, anthropologists, and workers in some other disciplines depend upon "observation" as part of their research activities. This is no basis for suggesting that astronomers don't do research. Mike Newberry
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!opl.com!hri.com!spool.mu.edu!agate!ames!ncar!noao!amethyst!organpipe.uug.arizona.edu!delphinus.as.arizona.edu!newberry From: newberry@delphinus.as.arizona.edu (Mike Newberry) Newsgroups: sci.astro Subject: Re: astronomers vs researchers (was: Re: research vs commercial grade) Message-ID: <1993Jan27.220808.21160@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> Date: 27 Jan 93 22:08:08 GMT References: <93025.192111LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET> Sender: news@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Lines: 15