Sir Bernard Lovell RIP
A great Britain, huge contribution to astronomy and during the war. Jodrell Bank is well worth a visit.
(, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 20:57, Reply)
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I hope to get up there one day
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 21:02,
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likewise, i can see it from a nearby hill
i.imgur.com/kVILI.jpg
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Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 21:29,
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There have been a few concerts there recent(ish)
Here's a clip of The Flaming Lips gig, projecting images onto the telescope dish...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpHFPQIkvvs
(, Wed 8 Aug 2012, 7:45, Reply)
went when I was a kid, it was brilliant
must go back now I can appreciate it a bit more
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h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Tue 7 Aug 2012, 21:05,
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Rather bizarrely...
...The Grauniad's obituary is by Sir Fred Hoyle, who died in 2001!
www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/aug/07/sir-bernard-lovell
(, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 21:11, Reply)
I know precious little about the guy
other than that there's a bloody great dish in Cheshire with his name on it.
Seems a shame that such a key figure in radioastronomy would be so little known in his own country...
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Tue 7 Aug 2012, 21:21,
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