Cosmic Vision: Watching the Radio

An episode of the Gresham College Lectures podcast, hosted by Gresham College, titled "Cosmic Vision: Watching the Radio" was published on October 7, 2020 and runs 63 minutes.

October 7, 2020 ·63m · Gresham College Lectures

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At longer wavelengths than the normal optical wavelengths to which human eyes are normally sensitive, is the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio astronomy can tell us about the distribution of magnetic fields in the Universe, and reveal striking structures which have no comparable counterpart at visible wavelengths. A lecture by Katherine Blundell OBE 7 October The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://ww...

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At longer wavelengths than the normal optical wavelengths to which human eyes are normally sensitive, is the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Radio astronomy can tell us about the distribution of magnetic fields in the Universe, and reveal striking structures which have no comparable counterpart at visible wavelengths.

A lecture by Katherine Blundell OBE 7 October

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/watching-radio

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.

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