Based in Cheshire , UK , Jodrell Bank Observatoryhas played a key role in astronomic research since its launching in 1945 .
This month it joins 1,120 other areas that have been hold either culturally , historically , scientifically or otherwise significant for humankind as it is append to the list of World Heritage Sites – a catalogue that includes the like of theAcropolisin Greece , Angkorin Cambodia , and theGreat Barrier Reefin Australia .
This result is the apogee of a 10 - year summons , starting with an app in 2010 .
" Today ’s announcement will verify that this noteworthy web site will continue to inspire unseasoned scientists and astronomers all over the world , " enounce Heritage Minister Rebecca Pow , BBC Newsreported on Sunday .
workplace set out at Jodrell Bank whenSir Bernard Lovell , physicist and radio astronomer , moved to the University of Manchester in 1945 . Since then , it has earned a reputation as one of the world ’s top radio set astronomy observatories , using radio Wave ( and not visible light ) to analyze the goings - on of the existence .
During its life-time , the lookout has taken its turning on the ash grey ( and television ) screen door , making cameos inThe Hitchhiker ’s Guide to the Galaxy , Doctor Who , and the BBC’sStargazing Liveseries .
It is also home to the Lovell Telescope – which was the big steerable dish tuner telescope in the world when it was construct ( 1957 ) and still remains telling as the third biggest in the world today . In 1966 , it tracked the first spacecraft to delicate Din Land on the Moon .
The UN World Heritage Committee is meeting this week in Azerbaijan to discuss Jodrell Bank and other recently added site . The inclusion of Jodrell Bank will increase the total number of Britain ’s World Heritage Sites to 32 . ( Others includeStonehenge , Maritime Greenwich , and theRoyal Botanic Gardens at Kew . )
These 32 sites put the UK eighth on the list of countries with the most World Heritage Sites , with Italy coming up top ( 53 sites ) and China ( 52 ) and Spain ( 46 ) interest the blue runner - up spots . The US come in at number 10 with 23 sites , includingYellowstone National Park , theStatue of Liberty , andEverglades National Park .
In addition to Jodrell Bank , there are 28 sites that will be total to the list this year . These include the Ancient Iraqi city ofBabylon(which was once one of the oldest – and largest – colony in Mesopotamia ) , theMigratory Bird Sanctuariesalong China ’s glide of the Yellow Sea , Vatnajökull National Park(covering 14 per centum of Iceland and maintain an raiment of tectonic , volcanic , and glaciovolcanic feature film ) , and thePlain of Jarsin Laos – " a testimonial to Iron Age funerary practices " . Also on the leaning are Italy’sProsecco Hills , which ( as the name suggests ) is where prosecco is made .
" This is wonderful news and a great day in the chronicle of Jodrell Bank , " said Professor Teresa Anderson , music director of the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre , BBC Newsreports .
" It honors the pioneering piece of work of Sir Bernard Lovell and the former scientists here , together with the existence - run inquiry that continues to this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . "
[ H / T : BBC News ]
