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Jodrell Bank

American  
[jod-ruhl] / ˈdʒɒd rəl /

noun

  1. site of a radio astronomy observatory Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope.


Jodrell Bank British  
/ ˈdʒɒdrəl /

noun

  1. an astronomical observatory in NW England, in Cheshire: radio telescope with a steerable parabolic dish, 75 m (250 ft) in diameter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The astrophysicist and director of the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre explained: "We'll project on to it some of the latest data from the Sun and beautiful images of the Moon."

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2022

The eclectic festival brings together music, science and innovation under the gaze of the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2022

Next month will also see a telescope-related launch of a different kind — a new festival at the historic UK Jodrell Bank observatory near Manchester, headlined by the French musician Jean Michel Jarre.

From Nature • May 31, 2016

Proving Lovell wrong … the astrophysicist at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2013

Translated from the cryptic notations and abbreviations used by the astronomers, it added up to confirmation of the Egyptian findings by both Jodrell Bank and Green Bank.

From The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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