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Dr. David Silva |
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Chile, September 2007 (Credit: M. Bolte) |
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| Research Interests | Technical Interests |
| • Extragalactic stellar populations • Elliptical galaxies (near and far) • Stars above the TRGB • Digital stellar libraries |
• Observatory operations • Queue observing • Astronomical data processing and quality control • End-to-end data management systems |
Refereed Publications (ADS)
Non-refereed publications (ADS)
Recent external preprints (astro-ph via ADS)
BSc: U. of Arizona (1984)
PhD: U. of Michigan (1991)
Despite scientific claims to the contrary, the destiny or meaning of the human race, and of the cosmic order, cannot be ascertained by a study of discrete biological or historical events. It is no more logical to argue that the world has no ultimate cause or purpose than to argue that it does – in both cases the empirical or scientific evidence for deciding the matter is inadequate. - Robert Jastrow, 2000, God and the Astronomers.
Updated: 30 August 2008– dsilva@noao.edu