Orchiston, Wayne (2004) The 1948 solar eclipse and the genesis of radio astronomy in Victoria. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 7 (2). pp. 118-121.

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Abstract

In the early years of radio astronomy, solar eclipses played a critical role in establishing the sources of solar radio emission. During the half decade from 1945, Australia emerged as a leading nation in radio astronomy, with most of the observations made at sites that were concentrated in and around Sydney. Radio astronomy in the state of Victoria was launched when a small group of Sydney scientists successfully observed the partial solar eclipse of 1948 November I from Rockbank, near Melbourne.

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Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1440-2807
Additional Information:	Reproduced with permission from the "Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage"
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