Samoa-Observatorium

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Germany maintained a Geophysical Observatory at Samoa from c. 1900 into World War I. It made some balloon ascents for meteorological purposes.[1]

Full name: Samoa-Observatorum der Könglichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen?[2]

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Organization names Samoa-Observatorium; Samoa Geophysical Observatory;
Entity type
Country Samoa
City Apia
Affiliated with Könglichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
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Started aero 1900
Ended aero
Keywords
Key people Kurt Wegener, Franz Linke, W. Köppen
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