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

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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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Authors & Contributors
Loveli, Bernard
Steinberg, Jean-Louis
Orchiston, Wayne
Dickman, Robert L.
Vanden Bout, Paul A.
Plunkett, Adele L.
Concepts
Astronomy
Telescopes
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Radio astronomy
Biographies
Radar
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
21st century
17th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Japan
France
Australia
Great Britain
England
Institutions
Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Harvard University
École Normale Supérieure, Paris
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