Olof Rydbeck and early Swedish radio astronomy: A personal perspective

Radhakrishnan, V.

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dc.contributor.author	Radhakrishnan, V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-07-24T05:35:37Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-07-24T05:35:37Z	-
dc.date.issued	2006-12	-
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 2006, Vol.9, p139 - 144	en
dc.identifier.issn	1440-2807	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3278	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	The spectacular development of radio astronomy in Europe and Australia in the period soon after World War II was mostly propelled by ‘amateur’ scientists motivated by a spirit of adventure. Totally untrained in astronomy, these pioneers were necessarily courageous and highly individualistic. Each of the leaders was ‘a character’, and often larger than life. And among these personalities there was none bigger than Olof Rydbeck of Sweden. He was already well known for his studies of electromagnetic theory and the invention and fabrication of devices for ever higher frequencies. He was one of the pioneers in the study of the ionosphere, and had built powerful sounders and also detectors for meteor trails. The creation of the Onsala Radio Observatory was entirely due to his efforts.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?2006JAHH....9..139R	en
dc.rights	2006 Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University	en
dc.subject	Olof Rydbeck	en
dc.subject	Onsala Radio Observatory	en
dc.subject	Würzburg antennas	en
dc.subject	H-line	en
dc.title	Olof Rydbeck and early Swedish radio astronomy: A personal perspective	en
dc.type	Article	en
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