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Early Radio Astronomy Courses

A Course in Radio Astronomy, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, 1951

vdhulst_1951_leiden_ra_course_notes.pdf

The first known academic course specifically on radio astronomy was taught by Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918-2000), first at Leiden in Fall 1950, then…

Radio Astronomy, Kevin C. Westfold, 1958

westfold_1958_caltech_ra_course_notes.pdf

Another early course in radio astronomy was given at the California Institute of Technology in both the Spring and Fall terms of 1958 as Ay 133 by…

Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy (Lecture Notes) by Alan H. Barrett, 1970

Taught at MIT. First folder includes Lo's notes.