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Karl Guthe Jansky
Karl Guthe Jansky 1905-50, American radio engineer; b. Norman, Okla. After graduating (1927) from the Univ. of Wisconson, he joined the Bell Telephone Laboratories. While trying to determine the causes of radio communications static, Jansky discovered (1931) radio waves from extraterrestrial source...
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Gröte Reber
Gröte Reber 1911-2002, American radio engineer, b. Chicago, Ill. After graduating from the Armour Institute of Technology (now the Illinois Institute of Technology) in 1933, Reber worked for several radio manufacturers and radio stations. Intrigued by Karl Jansky's discovery of cosmic radio ...
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radio astronomy
radio astronomy study of celestial bodies by means of the electromagnetic radio frequency waves they emit and absorb naturally.
Radio Telescopes
Radio waves emanating from celestial bodies are received by specially constructed antennas, called radio telescopes, whose use corresponds to th...
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astronomy
astronomy branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets , stars , and galaxies ; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the universe at large.
Ancient Astronomy
Astronomy is the oldest of the physical sciences. In many ea...
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