An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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jansky (Jy)
  جنسکی  
jansky (#)
Fr.: jansky  

The unit of → radio flux density in → radio astronomy, equivalent to 10-26→ watts per square meter per → hertz.

See also: Named in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union in honor of Karl Guthe Jansky (1905-1950),
an American engineer of Czech descent who first identified radio waves
from beyond the Solar System.