In the first account Dr Bolton, of the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, Sydney, deals chiefly with radio and solar work. In the second Dr Cannon, formerly a research fellow at Mount Stromlo and now with the United Kingdom 48-inch Schmidt Telescope Unit, highlights the situation in optical astronomy and explains why astronomical research in the Southern Hemisphere is so important.
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BOLTON, J. Prospects of Astronomy in Australia. Nature 246, 282–284 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/246282a0
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