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jansky

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jansky [ˈdʒænskɪ]
n pl -skys
(Astronomy) a unit of flux density equal to 10-26 W m-2 Hz-1, used predominantly in radio and infrared astronomy Symbol Jy
[named after Karl Guthe Jansky (1905-50), US electrical engineer]

Jansky [ˈdʒænskɪ]
n
(Biographies / Jansky, Karl Guthe (1905-1950) M, US, TECHNOLOGY: engineer) Karl Guthe 1905-50, US electrical engineer. He discovered a source of radio waves outside the solar system (1932) and pioneered radio astronomy


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