A night on Palomar Mountain
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Despite the encroachment of city lights and the development of more powerful telescopes, Palomar Mountain's Hale telescope still attracts astronomers. The reasons are its open and versatile design, and the fact that in the 200-inch class, Hale remains one of the best in the world. In addition to the Hale telescope, the observatory also houses a 60-inch, a 48-inch and an 18-inch telescopes. Despite some problems in funding for maintenance and operating costs, the great demand for the use of its facilities is likely to keep the observatory running well into the future.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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Standing on shaky ground
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Much of the earthquake research conducted in Califorina has focused on measuring recurrence rates for the purposes of prediction. However, very little light has been shed on its causes. In line with this, scientists are planning to drill a hole 10,000 meters down into the San Andreas fault, to study its physics, mineralogy and mechanics. Simulation studies have shown that present knowledge on the process of faulting is insufficient. Only with such knowledge can more effective modeling, and hence, prediction be carried out.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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After the Gold Rush
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The Gold Rush marked the beginning of California's success story which has led it to be the eighth largest economy in the world. Central to the success of this state was the quality of its science, which is audacious, open and unconventional. However, cracks in the foundation of California science are beginning to be apparent. Particularly alarming is the possibility of that creationism will creep into the state's schoolbooks. Another problem is the constant influx of immigrants which the state can no longer handle.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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