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Jansky‘s antenna – Bell Telephone Laboratories (1931)

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Jansky‘s antenna – Bell Telephone Laboratories (1931)

The first paraboloidal radio antenna, built in 1937 by Grote Reber

Discovery of PulsarsJocelyn BellCambridge, 1967

The Cambridge interplanetary scintillation telescope ("the 4-acre array"). The telescope was designed and constructed by Hewish and Bell to measure the angular sizes of distant radio sources, based on how much they twinkle as they shine through the solar wind. Pulsars were discovered serendipitously during this work.

Dwingelooradio telescope

Jordell Bankradio telescopeconstructed 1957,upgrade 2000 - 2002

Effelsbergradio telescope

The Very Large Array, a radio interferometer in

New Mexico, USA

Westerborkradio telescope