Word: bort
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Hill Meteorological Observatory, of which he is now director, and gained great fame by being the first to obtain observations high above the Atlantic Ocean by means of kites, and later with registration balloons. He has taken part in several scientific expeditions, and, in 1905, collaborated, with Teisserenc de Bort in sending a steam yacht to explore the tropical atmosphere. While in Europe in 1889 Professor Rotch was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and has since received many honors both here and abroad...