Lecture Theatre - cost just 1.00 per head. The Gold Medal of the Society will be presented to Professor Don Farley of Cornell University, New York State. Incoherent scatter provides a way of diagnostically probing the ionosphere to altitudes of several thousand kilometres. Most of the important ionospheric parameters can be measured. Comparisons of the early history with the present show how our understanding has matured and, perhaps of even more interest, how scientific politics and funding policies have changed, perhaps not for the better.
Measurements constrain the theories of structure formation and the baryonic content of the universe.
This paper describes a simple way to set upper limits on the production of dust in galaxies, particularly at high redshift. Members are reminded that other nominations for Council should be received at Burlington House before noon on Friday 6th February 1998. Each such nomination that is accompanied by a statement that the nominee is prepared to serve if elected, and is received in writing by the Society before noon on the first Friday in February, shall be included on the Balloting List, unless withdrawn. All nomination papers should have the signatures of proposer, seconder and nominee. Full details of this event are to be found with the contributions package.