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The establishment and development of radio astronomy in Armenia is described in detail. Information about the radio telescopes of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) is summarised. The main results of radio-astronomy studies carried out by BAO staff are described, including a number that used large Soviet and foreign radio telescopes, primarily studies of active galaxies.
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Sanamian, V.A. (2012). Radio Astronomy at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, the Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR and Other Armenian Organisations. In: Braude, S., et al. A Brief History of Radio Astronomy in the USSR. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 382. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2834-9_6
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