Jodrell Bank

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Jodrell Bank Site of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories of the University of Manchester. It has one of the world's largest steerable radio telescopes. Diameter: 76m (250ft).

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Jodrell Bank

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Jodrell Bank the site in Cheshire of one of the world's largest radio telescopes, with a fully steerable dish 76 m (250 ft) in diameter.

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