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WHEN in 1924 it was decided to take up again with renewed energy the development of airships, it at once became clear that a prime necessity was a specialised meteorological service devoted entirely to airship problems. What exactly were those problems was not known: weather forecasting was obviously one, but there were others, not yet formulated, connected with the forces present in the atmosphere which would affect largely the success of airship transport. It was therefore necessary to place the new Airship Services Division of the Meteorological Office under an able Superintendent. The man chosen for this responsible post was at the time a relatively junior Assistant Superintendent in the Forecast Division, but a man who had already made his mark by his scientific ability and outstanding personality.
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SIMPSON, G. Mr. M. A. Giblett. Nature 126, 610 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126610a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/126610a0