Abstract
In 1932 Jansky1 published the first of a series of papers2,3,4 indicating that a certain type of static appears to come from space and in particular from the plane of the Milky Way. Very few other5 data are available on the disturbance. Various6 hypotheses have been advanced to account for the phenomenon but all have failed under quantitative calculation.
Decimal classification: R114. Original manuscript received by the Institute, September 8, 1939.
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Reber, G. (1940). Cosmic Static. In: Classics in Radio Astronomy. Studies in the History of Modern Science, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7752-5_4
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