Jansky's merry-go-round

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:built 1931
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Karl_Guthe_Jansky
gptkbp:diameter 30 meters
gptkbp:frequency 20.5 MHz
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first antenna used to detect extraterrestrial radio waves
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jansky's merry-go-round
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bell_Telephone_Laboratories,_Holmdel,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:nickname merry-go-round
gptkbp:type rotatable directional antenna
gptkbp:usedFor detecting radio waves from the Milky Way
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jansky's_radio_antenna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7