Highlighting the History of Japanese Radio Astronomy: 1: An Introduction
Abstract
Japan was one of a number of nations that made important contributions in the fledgling field of radio astronomy in the years immediately following WWII. In this paper we discuss the invention of the Yagi-Uda antenna and the detection of solar radio emission in 1938, before reviewing radio astronomical developments that occurred between 1948 and 1961 in Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo and Hiraiso. In order to place these early Japanese experiments in a national and international context we briefly review the world-wide development of radio astronomy in the immediate post-War years before discussing the growth of optical astronomy in Japan at this time.
- Publication:
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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
- Pub Date:
- November 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012JAHH...15..213I
- Keywords:
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- Japan;
- radio astronomy;
- Yagi-Uda antenna;
- Dellinger Effect;
- 1948 solar eclipse;
- Osaka University;
- Osaka City University;
- Nagoya University;
- University of Tokyo;
- Tokyo Astronomical Observatory;
- Radio Research Laboratories of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications;
- optical astronomy in Japan;
- Radio Research Laboratories of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications;
- optical astronomy in Japan