title: Future perspectives in astronomy and the earth sciences.
abstract: This article is an overview of the contributions to the Triennial Issue of Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A published in December, 2005, and also plays the role of a Preface. Devoted to the work of young scientists, the issue covers the fields of astronomy and earth science.
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, Centre for Mathematical Sciences Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK. jmtt2@damtp.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: J Michael T
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Charles H-T
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001256:Astronomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D018534:Earth, Planet; D005544:Forecasting; D005844:Geology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D012586:Science / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*