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The article claimed that "For nearly a decade he was the world's only radio astronomer." This is obviously not true, but someone restored the claim after I removed it. Perhaps you could state which decade this might have been? Karl Jansky pioneered radio astronomy starting in 1931 and after he published his results, I doubt there was ever so much as a ten week period in which there was only one radio astronomer in the word, let alone a nearly ten year period. 94.117.109.141 ( talk) 19:35, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
Primary sources (such as research papers) should not be interpreted to make a claim unless secondary sources make that claim ( WP:PST). The papers are works of Astrophysics, most seem to build on the observations of radio astronomer Grote Reber (I see him cited by name in at least one). Some cite wartime observations by RADAR operators. None of this seems inconsistent with the claim that Grote Reber was the only active radio astronomer during that time. Fountains of Bryn Mawr ( talk) 20:43, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
Stating Reber to be the only radio astronomer in the world for nearly a decade is too bold a claim. The concept of radio astronomer (as a profession) does not really exist, and Reber was certainly not paid in that capacity. Even as an amateur radio astronomer, the claimant cannot prove the non-existence of other radio amateurs during that time who noted astronomical observations, and there are definitely counter examples of radar scientists making astronomical deductions (in collaboration with astronomers), but who were censored by wartime secrecy. Reber was prominent; there is no doubt of that. But he was no unique for such an extended period of time as is being asserted in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.90.242.55 ( talk) 14:40, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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James Ferguson is not mentioned in any of several articles and memoirs by Reber I have reviewed. (This includes Reber's Astrophysical Journal and Proceedings of the IRE papers of 1940, Proc. IRE paper of 1942, Ap. J. paper of 1944, historical Proc. IRE paper of 1958 ("Early Radio Astronomy at Wheaton, Illinois"), and his 1988 historical account in Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.) Nor is Mr. Ferguson mentioned in Woodruff T. Sullivan's thorough history Cosmic Noise: a History of Early Radio Astronomy. If available, a source for the Ferguson claim should be provided; otherwise the claim should be removed.
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The article claimed that "For nearly a decade he was the world's only radio astronomer." This is obviously not true, but someone restored the claim after I removed it. Perhaps you could state which decade this might have been? Karl Jansky pioneered radio astronomy starting in 1931 and after he published his results, I doubt there was ever so much as a ten week period in which there was only one radio astronomer in the word, let alone a nearly ten year period. 94.117.109.141 ( talk) 19:35, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
Primary sources (such as research papers) should not be interpreted to make a claim unless secondary sources make that claim ( WP:PST). The papers are works of Astrophysics, most seem to build on the observations of radio astronomer Grote Reber (I see him cited by name in at least one). Some cite wartime observations by RADAR operators. None of this seems inconsistent with the claim that Grote Reber was the only active radio astronomer during that time. Fountains of Bryn Mawr ( talk) 20:43, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
Stating Reber to be the only radio astronomer in the world for nearly a decade is too bold a claim. The concept of radio astronomer (as a profession) does not really exist, and Reber was certainly not paid in that capacity. Even as an amateur radio astronomer, the claimant cannot prove the non-existence of other radio amateurs during that time who noted astronomical observations, and there are definitely counter examples of radar scientists making astronomical deductions (in collaboration with astronomers), but who were censored by wartime secrecy. Reber was prominent; there is no doubt of that. But he was no unique for such an extended period of time as is being asserted in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.90.242.55 ( talk) 14:40, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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James Ferguson is not mentioned in any of several articles and memoirs by Reber I have reviewed. (This includes Reber's Astrophysical Journal and Proceedings of the IRE papers of 1940, Proc. IRE paper of 1942, Ap. J. paper of 1944, historical Proc. IRE paper of 1958 ("Early Radio Astronomy at Wheaton, Illinois"), and his 1988 historical account in Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.) Nor is Mr. Ferguson mentioned in Woodruff T. Sullivan's thorough history Cosmic Noise: a History of Early Radio Astronomy. If available, a source for the Ferguson claim should be provided; otherwise the claim should be removed.