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For the Schools: Science for Sixth Forms: Radio Astronomy

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by Professor A. C. B. Lovell, F.R.S.

In 1932 a young American engineer first detected radio signals from space, but it was not until 1945 that a serious study of radio astronomy began. Today scientists using the various radio telescopes that have been developed can detect all sorts of radio signals from space.
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Presenter:
Professor A. C. B. Lovell
Illustrations:
Alfred Wurmser
Producer:
Donald Grattan
Source: Radio Times

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