Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@www.aeiveos.com):
>I am aware of Anders' list, my comments as follows:
[criticism of the various searches for Dyson spheres clipped]
You previously said:
>At any rate, the major consequence of these "results", has
>been that only one astronomer (Dr. J. Jugaku in Japan) has
>seriously looked for Dyson Shells and he has unfortunately
>(in my opinion) focused these searches only on "visible"
>stars (exactly the same as the work being done by the both
>SETI camps [those who believe a radio carrier is the best
>communication method and those who believe that an optical
>carrier, e.g. lasers, is the best communication method]).
>
I said:
>It seems that you left some observations out.
[observations noted in Anders' FAQ clipped]
So, I will clarify.
For these scientists, going through the process of finding funding sources, building the equipment, travelling to the telescope and spending the time making the observations, and analyzing the data was considered by them to have "seriously looked" for Dyson spheres. Of course others could always do better, and in time, but that's the nature of scientific progress.
Amara
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