Those who missed out for whatever reason will be accommodated in a seminar slot out of term time later in the year. In addition we have just heard that our application for re-establishment of Don Grainger s position has been approved, so there will be further action on the academic staff front in the near future. As you probably know, but maybe have forgotten, Roger will be going on Study Leave from the beginning of July and Mike Reid will be back as my Deputy. Higher up this directory tree there are other interesting pages concerning constants, measurement and uncertainty. The wedding is planned for next April and will take place in Melbourne, Jill s home city.
Interstellar clouds yield clues to the origins of the element lithium.
Scientists seeking to understand the origins of the chemical elements have found important new clues to the methods of production of the element lithium by observing gas clouds between the stars. The discoveries have been published in the June 8 issue of the British journal Nature. We are trying to understand how the chemical elements were made. Scientists proposed the three elements are formed when high-energy cosmic rays smash into carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei in interstellar clouds and break the nuclei up into lithium, beryllium and boron. But in the very few places where measurements are possible, the two forms of lithium are found in far different ratios.