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Pulsars discovered

Recorded year1967

Jocelyn Bell Burnell spots regular radio pulses from spinning neutron stars.

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Built on

Triode amplifierRecorded · 1906requires
Radio astronomyRecorded · 1932enables

Led to

Navigation by pulsarsRecorded · 2017enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.