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Word: pontremoli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...short time before the Nobile dirigible Italia plunged to destruction the "magnetic component" was worked out by Professor Aldo Pontremoli, who is now missing on the Polar ice. "He came toward me radiant with joy," said General Nobile, "crying that he had finished the calculation at last. He told me the figure, which, fortunately, I can still remember. Whoever is acquainted with these scientific problems will realize the immense value of this discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Medal | 8/20/1928 | See Source »

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