WEATHER CONDITIONS
BTTBCT.'.OP SUNSPOTS (Special to the Herald.) ; OHKIBTCHUBCTI, this day. though according to reports from ■Wellington there have been recently a iirge number of spots on the face ■ If iU sttu, it appears that the bad tWa'ther which Christchureh at preaent is endttring cannot be traced to ' ■"iJ»t" source, so a. reporter gathered from Mr. H. F. Baird, of the Christehttrck Magnetic 'Observatory. - • < 4 The correlation of magnetic storms with sun Spots, although very satisa?*et©*y when based on yearly averages, ? l«lTe* 'tnitch to be desired when in'dividual, cases are considered/' said |lr. Baird, "according to Mr. D. L. Halaird) of the coast and geodetic ■aamy of the United States of Amc- ' : Who, controls the Government Magnetic Observatory in that coun'try." ;''.." ' f his, said Mr. Baird, was the position *««. It was probable that there was a rtlalion, enough was yet known of the subject. The syatenintie observation of sun spots had only been made since 1826, but in that time ■ bid been shown that they came m 'eki, reaching their maximum delopment apparently in about 11J
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17143, 27 December 1929, Page 5
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176WEATHER CONDITIONS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17143, 27 December 1929, Page 5
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