This dimension groups observatories by the year they began operating. Wikipedia notes that observatories have long been built for disciplines including "astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology," with new instruments continually replacing older ones as technology improves. Browsing by operational start year lets a visitor compare observatories that came online in the same period.
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Field Origin Era Operational Start Year
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1. Wikipedia: Radio telescope
Wikimedia FoundationRadio telescope, history sectionQuote, Radio telescope, history section
Radio waves from space were first detected by engineer Karl Guthe Jansky in 1932 at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel, New Jersey using an antenna built to study radio receiver noise.
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