THE FIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF STROMLO (fwd)

[John Norris <jen>]

>From Jerry Wasserburg
		JL

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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:54:28 -0800
From: G.J. Wasserburg <gjw@gps.caltech.edu>
To: Dr John Lattanzio <John.Lattanzio@sci.monash.edu.au>
Subject: THE FIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF STROMLO

DEAR JOHN: I WAS SHOCKED ABOUT THE TRAGIC NEWS FROM CANBERRA AND  STROMLO. 
THE NEWS OF THE FIRE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MT. STROMLO OBSERVATORY IS 
TERRIBLE. THIS IS A TERRIBLE BLOW TO OUR AUSTRALIAN COLLEAGUES AND TO THE 
WORLD SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.THE RESEARCH EFFORT AT STROMLO WAS LEADING THE 
WORLD IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS-NOW IT IS DESTROYED-BUT IT MUST BE 
REBUILT.PLEASE EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONDOLENCES TO OUR COLLEAGUES THERE. I 
HAVE TRIED TO  FOLLOW UP ON THE NEWS BUT REFRAINED FROM WRITING UNTIL 
NOW.IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FROM HERE TO HELP AND ASSIST OUR 
COLLEAGUES THERE?PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE USEFUL IN AID FROM THIS 
END. JERRY



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