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It seems like the number of telescopes are a limiting factor in astronomy, and while expensive, new telescopes seem to be a straightforward way to get interesti
by UweSchmidt 8y ago
It seems like the number of telescopes are a limiting factor in astronomy, and while expensive, new telescopes seem to be a straightforward way to get interesting new results. It is unfortunate that researchers have to wait for telescope time like computer scientists had to wait for computer time back in the day.
- petschge 8y agoThe request for additional funding for extra telescopes is always met with the question "but what use is that knowledge?" Politicians don't want Moon missions, they want Teflon coated no-stick pans. They don't want Higgs bosons, they want the WorldWideWeb. Problem is you never know what commercially useful things you will accidentally find while you hunt pure knowledge.