When they come to model Heaven
Big science and the monumental in post-war Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3409788 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Edmonds (University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 325 |
| Pages | 774-795 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00100225 |
| OpenAlex | W2269759474 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
How useful is the archaeology of the present? In this tour de force the author takes an iconic structure of modern times - the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank - and reveals the conjuncture of its origins and its subsequent parallel lives in science, war, politics and the imagination. The modern example allows us to get behind the scenes and under the covers - into the mentality of monumentality, as it has probably always been, proxy for the zeitgeist. Sceptics should read on
Archaeology · Art history · Epistemology · Heaven · Paranormal · Political science · Politics · Skepticism · Spanish Civil War · Zeitgeist · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |