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RADIO TELESCOPE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

radio telescope: an item in the "Astronomical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

radiotélescope : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement astronomiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Astronomy
DEF

A reflecting telescope with a reflecting surface not of glass but of either a metallic membrane or a wire mesh. At the prime focus an antenna picks up the radio signals and feeds them into an amplifier, which in turn feeds the signals into a recording device that records the intensity of the radio waves received (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Astronomie
OBS

Le rayonnement radio émis par des objets cosmiques est capté par des installations spéciales appelées "radiotélescopes" composées d'une antenne et d'un récepteur très sensible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
  • Astronomía
DEF

Instrumento que sirve para detectar las señales emitidas por objetos celestes en las longitudes de onda de las radiofrecuencias. Está constituido por una antena y un receptor.

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