Two apparently non-commercial instruments ot science are here illustrated On the u D on IS a V r- SM IeS-°Pe i 3ti he Kelbr Obse-ato^ Thi, instrument which ? U rn' uSf Km I™ Pla- Cd CaSt WCBt ' SWeeP s the north and »°«th line, aid"s used to observe the exact instant when a star passes the meridian. By this means local b m e can be accurately checked, and these observations are used in conjunction with time signals from other parts of the world to ensure New Zealand"* SebeW £T£ h tl e ngS!' % Sma" ba"T \* bßing released at Kelburn ' to en^b LobservS tions to be made on the direction and velocity of winds at high levels of the atmosphert
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1935, Page 47 (Supplement)
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120Two apparently non-commercial instruments ot science are here illustrated On the uDonISaVr-SMIeS-°Pei 3tihe Kelbr Obse-ato^ Thi, instrument which ?Urn' uSf Km I™ Pla-Cd CaSt WCBt' SWeePs the north and »°«th line, aid"s used to observe the exact instant when a star passes the meridian. By this means local bme can be accurately checked, and these observations are used in conjunction with time signals from other parts of the world to ensure New Zealand"* SebeW £T£ h tle ngS!' %Sma" ba"T \* bBing released at Kelburn' to en^b LobservS tions to be made on the direction and velocity of winds at high levels of the atmosphert Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1935, Page 47 (Supplement)
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