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Burke, J.

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A Lunar Archive (Poster)

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Validation of UARS MLS C10 Measurements

This paper describes the validation of stratospheric C10 measurements by the MLS on the UARS. The comparisons done to date between MLS and other measurements of C10 indicate general agreement to within the estimated MLS uncertainties and the uncertainties of the comparative measurements.

Microwave Limb Sounder MLS

Lunar Base Siting

Of nineteen lunar surface sites explored to date, a diversity of features and characteristics have been examined. If the first lunar

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The Impact of Science on Society

Four speeches delivered as part of a public lecture series to assess the impact of science on society are presented. The computerization of society, space exploration and habitation, the mechanisms of technological change, and cultural responses are addressed.

Burke, J.

The Legacy of Science

The mechanisms of techno-scientific and philosophical change are examined and related to the nature and transformation of society and mankind himself. In parallel with the notion that the fundamental mechanism of change is the free juxtaposition of disparate phenomena, it is suggested that, with the tools that modern technology provides, we may be moving toward a no-paradigm culture.

Burke, J.