Arecibo Radio Telescope

former radio telescope in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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Arecibo Radio Telescope

Summary

Arecibo Radio Telescope is a radio telescope[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of radio_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arecibo Radio Telescope received the Electrical Engineering and Computing Milestone[3].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope received the Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark[4].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope is located in Arecibo[5].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope is in the country of Puerto Rico[6].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope is in the country of United States[7].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's video is recorded as Collapse of Arecibo Radio Telescope 01.webm[8].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's image is recorded as Arecibo Radiotelescopio SJU 06 2019 7472.jpg[9].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's instance of is recorded as radio telescope[10].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's instance of is recorded as Gregorian telescope[11].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's owned by is recorded as National Science Foundation[12].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's operator is recorded as Cornell University[13].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's operator is recorded as SRI International[14].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's operator is recorded as Universities Space Research Association[15].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's operator is recorded as University of Central Florida[16].
  • Arecibo is named after Arecibo Radio Telescope[17].
  • William E. Gordon is named after Arecibo Radio Telescope[18].
  • James Gregory is named after Arecibo Radio Telescope[19].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's made from material is recorded as aluminium[20].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's location is recorded as Esperanza[21].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's designed by is recorded as William E. Gordon[22].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's part of is recorded as Arecibo Observatory[23].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Arecibo Telescope[24].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20003282[25].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope was dissolved in +2020-12-01T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Arecibo Radio Telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.344166666666666, 'lon': -66.75277777777778}[27].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Electrical Engineering and Computing Milestone[3], an award[28] and Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark[4], a heritage designation[29], in United States[30], founded in 1971[31].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Arecibo Radio Telescope include Arecibo message[32], an active SETI[33], in Puerto Rico[34], founded in 1974[35] and 4337 Arecibo[36], an asteroid[37].

Why It Matters

Arecibo Radio Telescope ranks in the top 2% of radio_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Arecibo message[32], an active SETI[33], in Puerto Rico[34], founded in 1974[35] and 4337 Arecibo[36], an asteroid[37].

FAQs

What awards did Arecibo Radio Telescope receive?

Honors received include Electrical Engineering and Computing Milestone[3] and Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . nature.com. nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . cornellsun.com. cornellsun.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . physicstoday.scitation.org. physicstoday.scitation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . physicstoday.scitation.org. physicstoday.scitation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . physicstoday.scitation.org. physicstoday.scitation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . naic.edu. naic.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . nps.gov. nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . nps.gov. nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . nps.gov. nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nps.gov. nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . naic.edu. naic.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nsf.gov. nsf.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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