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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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"I listened to the same two albums every morning in hospital," he said, including Elbow's Live at Jodrell Bank.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2025

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

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

Photograph: Craig Kinder/SKA Complex – but awesome Ten countries are currently involved in SKA – the headquarters are at Jodrell Bank in Britain – and Australia has spent years preparing for it.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2015

An even better one is the important part played in U.S. efforts by England's giant radio telescope at Jodrell Bank.

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.

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