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New aide to Uncle Sam's weather man. Washington, D.C., June 3. Prof. Carl G. A. Rossby, native of Sweden and internationally famous meteorologist, has just been named Assistant Chief for Research and Education of the United States Weather Bureau here. Noted for his advanced meteorological methods in weather forecasting, Prof. Rossby was granted a three year leave of absence from faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to take the new post
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A black and white photo of a man in a suit.
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
1900 - 1940
Contributors
Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
