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THE NIGHT SKY

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I.A.U. Report
3 : Needles and Nebulae by F. G. Smith , Ph.D., F.R.A.S. of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge
This is the last of three talks about the recent meeting of the International Astronomical Union. Dr. Smith discusses some topics featured in the General Assembly-in particular, the American ' West Ford ' space project, and why it has angered astronomers. The diagram above shows the distribution of the West Ford needles about the earth, and the principle behind the experiment

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