History of Radio Astronomy

Early History of Radio Astronomy

• Pre-History: Scientists who set the groundwork for the later discovery of radio astronomy ( versión en Español )
• Pioneers of Radio Astronomy: Karl Jansky ( versión en Español ) and Grote Reber
• J.S. Hey - discovery of radio emission from the Sun - 1942
• Oort and van de Hulst - prediction of the Hydrogen line - 1944
• Ewen and Purcell - discovery of the Hydrogen line - 1951

Historical Telescopes at Green Bank

• Jansky Antenna: the discovery of cosmic radio waves
• Reber Telescope: the first surveys of "cosmic static"
• Tatel Telescope: early astronomy at Green Bank
• The Green Bank Interferometer (GBI)
• The 300-foot telescope (versión en Español )

History Links

• Radio Sky (Amateur radio astronomers)
• History at MIT
• The "ham" radio connection ( versión en Español )
• History of radio astronomy from Haystack observatory
• A radio astronomy bibliography 1898-1983
• By John Hoot
• History of Jodrell Bank

References on the History of Radio Astronomy

• 1973: "The Evolution of Radio Astronomy", by J.S.Hey. Science History Publications (ISBN 0 88202 027 7)
• 1976: "Big Ear", by John Kraus. Cygnus-Quasar Books, Powell Ohio.
• 1982: "Grote Reber and the First Radio Maps of the Sky", John Kraus, Cosmic Search, v.4, p.14.
• 1982: "Classics in Radio Astronomy", W.T.Sullivan, ed., Cambridge Univ.Press.
• 1983: "Serendipitous Discoveries in Radio Astronomy", Kellermann and Sheets, Eds., Published by NRAO (PO Box 2, Green Bank, WV, 24944)
• 1984: "Early years of Radio Astronomy", W.T.Sullivan, ed., Cambridge Univ.Press.
• 1988: "Grote Reber, founder of radio astronomy", John Kraus, J.Roy. Astron.Soc. Can., 82, p.107.