Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Where did Sir Bernard Lovell build his radio telescope, for many years the largest in the world?
- AOldham in Lancashire
- BEnfield in north London
- CJodrell Bank in CheshireRight answer
- DCambridge in Cambridgeshire
Answer: Jodrell Bank in Cheshire
Lovell's work with radar led him to new discoveries in astronomy. He built the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Britain since 1945". Practice question 265 of 651, written in our own words.