| Description | Has their letter of 21 February. The abstract concerns the logical consequences of well-known other published data, which are of importance to any discussion of the derivation of the lunar soil, making clear that a random mixing process cannot be held responsible.
If Gold were to provide more than the stated abstract, he would have to explain the details of the computer calculations to enable any of the detailed results to be meaningful. This cannot be done with the abstract length.
The Chairmen seem to feel that material cannot be accommodated in the Lunar Science Conference unless it conforms to a particular pattern that has containing a set of detailed observational results. There are, however, conclusions that have to be derived from these results, and that work will not fit the Chairmen's format. Gold had no idea that it was intended to restric the nature of the conference according to the particular outlook or opinions of their committee. He is sure that any such procedure will detract greatly from the value of the conference. He should very much like to know how many abstracts their committee has received, and how many of those it has rejected. He should also like to know whethter these decisions were taken by their full committee, or if not, by which fraction of it. |