Authors: Stephen J. Crothers
This paper constitutes, in the form of a letter, a refutation of the allegation, reported to free public access, on the University of Sydney News Online website, that some two million years ago a black hole at Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) exploded, leaving a trail of debris in its wake. Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn of the University of Sydney is cited in the news report, as are Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees, Dr. Ralph Sutherland, and Dr. Phil Maloney. In addition Professor Bland-Hawthorn was interviewed by a journalist about these claims made by he and his colleagues and this interview was posted to the World Wide Web as a Youtube presentation. Professor Bland-Hawthorn and his colleagues made numerous demonstrably false assertions to which I called their attention and sought their comments in light of the facts. Not one of them offered any defence of their false claims. Infact, only Professor Bland-Hawthorn of the four protagonists even replied to my refutation of their claims and all he offered was "please stop sending emails". Distinguished Professor Emeritus John L. Friedman, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, sent two short unscientific letters in defence of Bland-Hawthorn et al. but his replies were devoid of scientific content. Bland-Hawthorn and his colleagues made false public statements and must therefore be held accountable for their statements, but they chose instead to ignore the simple facts that completely invalidate their claims and seek refuge in silence. This article exposes the unscientific and misleading claims made by these scientists, in terms that any interested educated person can easily follow, and the methods they have adopted to evade having to account for themselves.
Comments: 7 Pages. The Youtube of Bland-Hawthorn’s interview is no longer active. His interview is available here: www.abc.net.au/news2013-09-24/new-research-sheds-more-light-on-black-holes/4979088
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