The Position and Probable Identification of the Source of Galactic Radio-Frequency Radiation Taurus-A

Abstract

This paper contains an account of the discovery of, and subsequent work on, one of the minor discrete sources of galactic radio-frequency noise-Taurus-A. Full details are given of observations and calculations leading to the determination of the source's position and its probable identification with the Crab nebula or supernova of A.D. 1054.