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The nation’s timekeeper: ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and the Dominion Observatory
Published: 28 October 2010
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences marks its 50th anniversary this year, but meteorological work at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ began about 150 years ago inside a stone tower built by the Dominion of Canada to track the north star and keep time for the freight trains. Known locally as the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Observatory, this tower enclosed a [...]