Holmdel Horn Antenna
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The Holmdel Horn Antenna is a large, horn-shaped radio telescope in New Jersey famous for its role in the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
All labels observed (1)
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| Holmdel Horn Antenna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8095350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Holmdel Horn Antenna Context triple: [Arno Penzias, instrumentUsed, Holmdel Horn Antenna]
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140-foot Green Bank Telescope
The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
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85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
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Pizzo Antenna
Pizzo Antenna is a mountain peak in the Madonie range of northern Sicily, Italy, known for its rugged terrain and panoramic views.
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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Holmdel Horn Antenna Target entity description: The Holmdel Horn Antenna is a large, horn-shaped radio telescope in New Jersey famous for its role in the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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A.
140-foot Green Bank Telescope
The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
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B.
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
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C.
Pizzo Antenna
Pizzo Antenna is a mountain peak in the Madonie range of northern Sicily, Italy, known for its rugged terrain and panoramic views.
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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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E.
Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horn antenna
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radio telescope ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arno Penzias
NERFINISHED
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Robert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Echo satellite communication experiments ⓘ |
| category |
microwave antenna
ⓘ
observational cosmology facility ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Bell Telephone Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| design | horn-shaped antenna ⓘ |
| discovery | excess microwave background noise later identified as cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Astrophysical Journal papers by Penzias and Wilson ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | hot Big Bang model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | role in discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
astrophysics
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telecommunications engineering ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | Earth-based alt-azimuth ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
IEEE Milestone
NERFINISHED
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National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| influenced | acceptance of Big Bang cosmology ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bell Labs Holmdel Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Holmdel Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| near | Holmdel, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | detection of isotropic microwave background signal ⓘ |
| operator | Bell Telephone Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Nokia (successor to Bell Labs, via Alcatel-Lucent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of cosmology
ⓘ
history of radio astronomy ⓘ |
| pointingCapability | steerable ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Nobel Prize in Physics 1978 (awarded to Penzias and Wilson) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Big Bang theory
NERFINISHED
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cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| shape | flaring horn ⓘ |
| significance | provided key evidence for the Big Bang theory ⓘ |
| status | preserved historical instrument ⓘ |
| usedFor |
measurement of cosmic microwave background radiation
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microwave communication research ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cosmology research
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radio communication experiments ⓘ |
| wavelength | microwave ⓘ |
| yearOfKeyDiscovery | 1964 ⓘ |
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