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Looking at the sun

From Wallal, in Australia’s far north-west, to Goondiwindi, near the New South Wales-Queensland border, local and international scientists watched the sun and waited. A total solar eclipse was due on 21 September 1922. An eclipse always held scientific interest, but this one offered the chance to confirm one of the most revolutionary theories in science. [...]

Posted 01 August 2008 † tim § magazine articles § weather ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

The weather prophets

the charleville rainmaker Cloudy skies at last! On 26 September 1902, the drought-wearied residents of Charleville looked to the heavens with new hope. They knew, of course, that clouds offered no certainty of rain; too often before they had watched them drift on, merely taunting with the possibility of relief. But this time the people [...]

Posted 01 July 2001 † tim § articles and book chapters § weather ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,