Arecibo Observatory

by Lucy Shaninghale, Brendan Davis (Editor), Georgy Musky (Translator)

Overview

The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This observatory is operated by SRI International, USRA and UMET, under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The observatory is the sole facility of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), which refers to the observatory, and the staff that operates it. From its construction in the 1960s until 2011, the observatory was managed by Cornell University. The observatory's 1000 foot (305 meter) radio telescope is the world's second largest single-aperture telescope.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156798179
Publisher:	Euprint press Limited
Publication date:	07/18/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
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