Giant Telescope

Series

Series Name

Transatlantic Teleview

Issue

Issue No.

35

Date Released

1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Giant Telescope

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: A Giant Radio Telescope which records radio waves from stars 2,000 light years away in space, is now in operation at Jodrell Bank in Britain. It is the largest steerable telescope of its kind in the world. Professor A.C.B. Lovell, Director of the Jodrell

Keywords

Communications; Science and technology; Space

Written sources

Overseas Film Library Catalogue   c.1958, p.231 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]

COI Reference

MI 793/35

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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