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History of Australian Astronomy: The Pre-History of the Parkes 64-m Telescope *

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

E. G. Bowen
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A great deal has been written about the mechanical design and the electrical characteristics of the Parkes radio telescope, but very little has been written about the pre-history — the factors leading up to the construction of that instrument. I want to spend a little time today describing some of the events which led to its being built.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , 1981 , pp. 267 - 273
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1981

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* This is a slightly edited version of the fourth lecture of a series on early radar and radiophysics given at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, by Dr E. G. (Taffy) Bowen, Chief of the Division 1946-1971. This lecture was given on 4 September 1980.