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The Jodrell Bank Mark III Radio Telescope

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A radio telescope which can be dismantled and reassembled at a new site within 6 months is now being used for interferometer measurements in conjunction with fixed instruments at Jodrell Bank.

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PALMER, H., ROWSON, B. The Jodrell Bank Mark III Radio Telescope. Nature 217, 21–22 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217021a0

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