The weekly magazine New Scientist carried a series of articles, editorials and letters relating to the three efficiency reviews to which the Observatory was subjected between 1983 and 1986. Previously available via Goggle Books, the volumes have since been withdrawn their website.
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| 1983, July 14 | Science castle is under siege |
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| 1983, September 29 | Joseph orders cuts | |
| 1984, January 26 | Herstmonceux saved | |
| 1984, September 6 | Kenneth Warren, the MP for Hastings … | |
| 1985, May 2 | Observatories face shotgun marriage |
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| 1985, May 16 | Why astronomers must focus on Britain |
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| 1985, June 20 | Astronomy is looking grim | |
| Battle royal for the skies of La Palma | ||
| 1985, September 12 | Should SERC survive the cash crisis? |
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| 1986, January 9 | Kingman reports on future of astronomy |
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| 1986, January 16 | Where next for astronomy and space research? | |
| 1986, February 13 | What future for British astronomy? | |
| 1986, March 6 | Royal observatory faces closure plan |
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| 1986, March 27 | RGO to leave Herstmonceux | |
| Changes in latitude | ||
| 1986, April 17 | Royal observatory | |
| 1986, May 15 | Why you should move to Manchester | |
| 1986, June 12 | Andrew Faulds … | |
| 1986, June 26 | Blind eye at the telescope | |
| 1986, July 10 | Wrong move | |
| 1986, July 10 | Now Edinburgh observatory faces bleak future | |
| 1986, November 20 | Baker backs closure of Herstmonceux |
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