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Letter: Sponsored by…

Published 25 July 2012

From Keith Appleyard

So for want of $1 million in funding, we won’t be able to spot killer asteroids from the southern hemisphere until 2017 (7 July, p 12). Why don’t the bankers with their bonuses show their true value to humanity and supply the missing cash?

If a bank can sponsor London’s bike hire scheme, why not an asteroid-spotting telescope?

London, UK

Issue no. 2875 published 28 July 2012

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