Largest Radio Telescope in the World - was shown to the press yesterday for the first time.Built at Jodrell back, Cheshire for Manchester University-at a cost of about £650,000 - it consists of a gigantic copper mesh bowl weighing 750 tons and suspended between two towers 180 ft.high.Funds for its construction were provided by the department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Nuf~ield Foundation. The diameter of the Research and the Foundation.The diameter of the bowl is 25 ft. and height of the aerial masts is 621/2ft. It is for use in the investigation by scientists into the arrival of m~t~otd into the earth's atmosphere - the behavior of the aur~~ ~orealis etc.Photo shows Looking down into the vast reflector which is now nearly completed.
Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.
Photo is dated 06-06-1957.
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