Located in a rural area in the North West of England, free from radio interference, Jodrell Bank Observatory is one of the world's leading radio astronomy observatories. When it was opened in 1945, the building was used to study cosmic rays detected by radar echoes. The observatory, which is still in operation, comprises several radio telescopes and working buildings, including the Engineering Shed and the Control Building. Jodrell Bank has had a major scientific impact in areas such as meteor and lunar research, the discovery of quasars, quantum optics, and the tracking of spacecraft. This extraordinary combination of technology embodies the transition from traditional optical astronomy to radio astronomy (1940s to 1960s), which has led to fundamental changes in our understanding of the Universe.
| orientation |
1466112 |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier |
10047230 |
| IPA transcription |
1952741 |
| floruit |
Jodrell+Bank |
| number of rooms |
lccn-n50056441 |
| office held by head of the organization |
http://g.co/kg/m/01606j |
| Commons category |
Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| has part |
Archelogical Park of Castelseprio |
| has part |
42ft radio telescope of Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| has part |
Andrejová |
| has part |
Defford telescope |
| has part |
Constantine |
| coordinate location |
Point(-2.307138888 53.23625) |
| start time |
2019-07-07T00:00:00Z |
| official website |
http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/ |
| topic's main category |
Category:Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| National Heritage List for England number |
1466112 |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier |
10047230 |
| date of official opening |
1945-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| native label |
Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| elevation above sea level |
77 |
| area |
17.38 |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| World Heritage criteria |
Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| named as |
Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lovell%20Telescope.jpg |
| owned by |
Church of Caguach |
| named after |
William Jauderell |
| executive body |
Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| described by source |
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia |
| page(s) |
519 |
| volume |
9 |
| start time |
2019-07-07T00:00:00Z |
| official name |
مرصد جورديل بانك |
| official name |
Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| official name |
odrell Bank Observatory |
| official name |
Observatorio de Jodrell Bank |
| official name |
Observatoire de Jodrell Bank |
| official name |
Обсерватория Джодрелл-Бэнк |
| official name |
卓瑞尔河岸天文台 |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| volume as quantity |
Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| heritage designation |
mission |
| start time |
2012-01-27T00:00:00Z |
| end time |
2019-07-07T00:00:00Z |
| official name |
Jodrell Bank Observatory |
| area |
18569.22 |
| applies to part |
buffer zone |
| start time |
2012-01-27T00:00:00Z |
| end time |
2019-07-07T00:00:00Z |
