Save Dunsink Observatory
Minister for Education and ScienceDepartment of EducationMarlborough StreetDublin 1Dear Minister,We would like to express our disappointment and alarm at the recent decision made by the Board of the S... continue reading »
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"Max Planck Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik"
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"This observatory would be a great miss both for historical reasons and the research it can contribute to in the future"
"When Sir Robert Ball left Dunsink for Cambridge in 1892 after 18 years there, he said "May I express my sincere good wishes for the future of Dunsink, in which beautiful home I have passed the busiest and happiest years of my life." He would be turning in"
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"as a past scout leader our unit from Kingswood visited Dunsink and were very excvited with the information we all got. The future generations cant miss out."
"Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel"
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"There is already relatively little funding for astrophysics in Ireland -- don't make it worse!"
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"Closing Dunsink is a short sighted step more designed to save Euros than to honour and uphold Ireland's proud scientific heritage."
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"Don't throw away this part of Ireland's scientific heritage."
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"As an avid (amateur) astronomer I urge the minister to reconsider this decision."
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"member of Wega, Louvain, Belgium"
