Ewen-Purcell Horn Antenna

Ewen-Purcell Horn Antenna (HM13K6)

Location: Arbovale, WV 24915 Pocahontas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 25.891', W 79° 49.085'

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This horn antenna was used by Harold I. Ewen and Edward M. Purcell at the Lyman Laboratory of Physics at Harvard University in 1951 for the first detection of radio radiation from neutral atomic hydrogen gas in the Milky Way at a wavelength of 21 centimeters
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HM NumberHM13K6
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 4:16am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 603159 N 4254355
Decimal Degrees38.43151667, -79.81808333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 25.891', W 79° 49.085'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 25' 53.46" N, 79° 49' 5.10" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 374-376 Potomac Highlands Trail, Arbovale WV 24915, US
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