THE WORLD’S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE.—A night view of the Jodrell Bank (Cheshire) radio telescope, which went into operation recently. The telescope will play a large part in Britain’s contribution to the International Geophysical Year and is able to reach out into space for 1000 million light years. It weighs 2000 tons, and it? rotating reflector bowl is 83 yards across.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28440, 21 November 1957, Page 12
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60THE WORLD’S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE.—A night view of the Jodrell Bank (Cheshire) radio telescope, which went into operation recently. The telescope will play a large part in Britain’s contribution to the International Geophysical Year and is able to reach out into space for 1000 million light years. It weighs 2000 tons, and it? rotating reflector bowl is 83 yards across. Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28440, 21 November 1957, Page 12
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