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Hydrogen line

1420.405… MHz

MHz
Measured

Neutral-hydrogen hyperfine transition

The 21-centimetre line sits at 1420.405751768 MHz. It is not 42.

What it supports

A laboratory and radio-astronomy frequency. The Book’s 1420 plate is a door to this measurement.

What it does not

Not 42, not 420, not a consciousness frequency. 1420 is its own family.

ExactnessExact

Form1420

UnitMHz

Strengthhard

Source

Ewen & Purcell, Nature 168 (1951) · 21 cm line

Owner

The Book of 42