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> -----Original Message----- > From: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Rob Butler > Sent: 27 July 2005 09:41 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: digital mapping > > Finally there's a heritage issue. Maintaining your > digital data in > appropriate formats for future use isn't easy - indeed it tends to be > forgotten entirely (hands up everyone who has a bunch of stuff on old > floppy disks but no hardware/software readily to hand to read > them.... > sure, you say you can live without it.... but...). Science > heritage is > not very fashionable but can be very informative. Having > looked at some > of the old field notebooks from the NW Highlands from the 1880s for > example it's clear that Peach, Horne, Cadell and others had much the > same understanding of how thrust systems work as we do today! The same thought occurred to me, but this is part of a much wider issue. One can learn a lot from the correspondence of the great minds of the past, but who is archiving emails for posterity? In 100 years time, historians of science will probably know much more about what happened in 1905 than what happened in 2005. Roger Musson ********************************************************************* This e-mail message, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. However, the information contained in this e-mail may subsequently be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and, unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentially of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. If this message was not intended for you, you have received it in error and any copying, distribution or other use of any part of it is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the British Geological Survey. The security of e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed and the BGS accepts no liability for claims arising as a result of the use of this medium to transmit messages from or to the BGS. http://www.bgs.ac.uk *********************************************************************