Word: weathering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...receiving unit in the cockpit computed the helicopter's position by triangulation. On a stationary navigational chart of the area, the pilot watched a moving pen track his course. For commercial pilots in crowded urban areas, the system promised to permit helicopter service no matter what the weather...
...will become director of the Observatory when Brooks retires on July 1, 1958. Goody will direct the observatory's research on climate changes and will continue his study of the relation of the sun's condition to atmospheric changes which affect weather conditions...
...addition to its study of climate changes, the Observatory is now conducting research on weather forecasting methods and the use of radar in meteorology for the U.S. Weather Bureau and the Air Force Cambridge Research Center...
...pernicious Cambridge weather, which had plagued varsity crew practices all week long, continued its devilment last Saturday as a 15 m.p.h. head-wing during the varsity race brought whitecaps to the Charles River and frustration to the rowers. When the race was over, a strong Princeton eight had outclassed the Crimson with a blistering sprint in the last quarter mile to win the Compton...
...start of the varsity race, the wind had completed the half-circle and was directly on the rowers' backs. It affected both crews equally, but the varsity did not have a decent day's practice all last week, while the weather at Princeton was relatively calm. Consequently, the Tiger crew was in somewhat better shape for the race and had the stamina to put on the finish that they...