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Sir Bernard Lovell (1913--2012) (2012)

Zijlstra, Albert A. (Author)
Davis, Richard J. (Author)

Science
Volume: 337
Pages: 1307

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Astronomy Radio astronomy Telescopes Scientific apparatus and instruments Scientists Biographies 20th century 21st century United States Lovell, Alfred Charles Bernard Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank

Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell, who died on 6 August at the age of 98, was a pioneer of radio astronomy. He is known as the founder of the Jodrell Bank Observatory and built its telescope, which bears his name. Fifty-five years after its inauguration, the Lovell telescope remains one of the largest steerable telescopes in the world.

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