Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Field Pattern |
In radio astronomy, a mathematical expression describing the amplitude and phase of the voltage at the terminals of an antenna as a function of the direction from which the radio signals are received.
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