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LevelItem
TitleLetter from Thomas Gold to Dr Donald H Menzel, Harvard College Observatory, Massachusetts
Date9 March 1966
DescriptionThanks Dr Menzel for a book he sent Lucy. Says that he is not in favour of Dr Mikhailov's proposal. Says that 'The world already overemphasizes poets and the like in comparision with scientists. Also, what could be better than for some of us to have a piece of lunar real estate named after us: the 'Sea of Menzel' or the 'Gold Fault'?'.
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FormatCarbon copy
AccessStatusOpen
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