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Jun. 26, 1957 - Largest Radio Telescope In The World For Scientific Research Into The Atmosphere: the largest Radio Telescope in the World was shows to the Press yesterday for the firer time. Built at Jordell Bank, Cheshire for Manchester University - at a cost of about 50, 000 - it consists of a gigantic copper mesh bowl Weighing 50 tone and suspended between two towers 180 ft. high. Funds for its construction were provideby the Department od Scientific and Industrial Research and the Nuffield Foundation. The diameter of the bowl 250ft. - and the searil masts are 621/2 ft. high. The total weight of the moving parts is 2, 000 tons. It will be used for the investigation by Scientists of the arrival of meters into the earth's atmosphere - the behavior of the auroraorealis etc. Photo shows Welders and platers seen placing plates in the reflectors
