by A.C.B. Lovell, O.B.E., Ph.D., of the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, University of Manchester
In this talk Dr. Lovell deals mainly with the part of the new science of radio astronomy concerned with the reception of radio waves from the depths of the Galaxy. This use of radio waves to investigate topics that have hitherto been the domain of astronomy has recently led to results of fundamental significance. New types of stars have been discovered, and the ability of radio waves to penetrate the inter-stellar dust and haze is revealing the true shape of our Galaxy.