STATE METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

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• Publication Date: March 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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THE T11TRTII,TH , LEER aM'yY OF
THE STA`;'.~' .ETEOROLO(3IC INSTITUTE.
Dr ? R. Schneider, Prof
Prague' P~cateOrOIogi.C bast
Met og c he \7j flJ ! 6, 19)49
The ob ervatoi in I(i r1 7ttinuil, oc;cu 1e a consider..:ble
2osit?on in sta. meteoro1cic rr.instorpr
ti- ri than . e encounter it
ght
G. u
of ft..,,
the
CzechosJ,.ow3k republic. No wonder
1;1i b?r tlfifg of' "t his brief description
of t, Y_ ~ deve r t ~teor~L.~ `~cr.~' i.+ ~'u.,r ~~ following .the ?`4t o:1u
~?~~~ft{~,k~~" ~ .l ~ f d~al.~~r i; d~a~', l,t.,~i?+t, r ,6 '~ .~.~.? ~
Lion -~ 1916.
The Austrian meteorologic er ics ras ConcenA6rate` In the. Central L,ns it G4te
:'or uI*. teor?o1og and Earth ManetisM (later ca11c~a t Central 1n titote fe
MEteCZ'O1t"3'"~ ~ a at t cg j) in Vienna, a?~y.ch 'wa;ft 1 ~ {j 1 13S.L.
In ,1670) an
the net c'rk
ne its'ork 0
ttho3 e
it
r',ialogous .im~titUw.e ras ew ab h
of meteorologic ati n in the
the V?ie rtne e institute a At
d? .dudapet. At that tine 9
Czech Pro'vinc ~s wow joined to he
that tine, they nu a1 w?cr eel {yore: than
in I1 the other fti .tstrtan lands tojether, or 17 out of 31.
can be seen how
ti() The C
From this
neat an inter}.,, there w ; Ftere for metoro1a is obser-a~
nce;ntration in Vienna dtd, however, not enlarge the Czech
Ober vttjon 'network The nuber? of Czech ttati ,;; , dititinished from year tro'
y'c,tr) while ha )t r increr wed i.n nu he r ' A.Cter eight years of t' e : 3rn-
bii, d rtetwcrkp Bohemia, for instance, had or y one-'tenth of the statn
of ? whole or Austria a
In an article entitled : Develar. ent a,t. Meteorologic Organizati{ n and
Meteorologic Observation in CSR, Dry 5t. Hanzk, Professor, describes in more
detail thcd evolution of sr teoroiagic observation . in the Czech Provinces, a
ie11 as the efforts.. of Dr F. Au u; ti 4 toward to est'blsh lent Or an
independent institute for meteorology argil hydro.raphy. in. Boherri.ao
When, :t;n j.9189 the ustrc4lurigarian Monarchy di. sirtegratted, it, as up
to he ,3ucee$1cn states to build up, in their territorie now Institutes
which would tale over the taof the centrai i.nstitutesah.ach hd existed
'in
., o
.Vienna and J3udape t. The hydrologic ser'ricew, which then a1so adr ir4 tered
tha network of rain rea uririg stations, was c 1ready pant :ally decentralized
w1
T
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.t~hy~
~`p 7.. ~# pr This i~}{i^1'."'~+td~~ir&1?.?~~ .}. (.~ :~ `jJ'L:.i\~. its change
n e ' '~~ ~L4 5?~ob ld auh~I1 'I 0 t.r llu, 1, i d
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to 'L.ndcp~xld.ent ~erir.ce ~ In the caaf the 4,
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;? x' tO the W etrc1m'ttaf1 ;h Ja more diffICUlt.
~' ? ~.a, .y,~?vOy{ q.~t~?O there was only ;m~... ,LrlstitUt for r~eteOrOi0f
.Cl. 'lA the ll.i3>.EJ ~~ d. ~$ V V ~4. 4A V o _
:,gyp T
and t ChOS1OV~ k1U ~ at the C~,laLyleS Ufi CX ,d ~ S A7 4 c
j y o
ciimatoiori 1
1t erij d 1c~e r fYr pUrp96 01 fStrUC: ?
i is r Off i coi15 Steil o1 1,y
r " professor. !'art I'rc)tis '1here , were at this ti1E in
~) Jry .Iw~ d,?a1 IJ t ~
XOI!UE3d it: c M'.w and strength asaei menu in th free air i'ar a n a-
? h6`i+w 5'i;1i1.{;lliw~ W~tw~ Lfl -fl1CtI~ ~
c t'L. Ii J
Pi rague in the (ic~meT1uim;n', 0 The C ze
al
the Y"(~~i'01:hi:1~.'-1~. Under tie .~.de~'S~'1~.'~a t~:f' ~:':k1t6~'1',~1.
this 47 J R ~_ 1.' 1 k
,y ~` Cl the. s..~ hiwM. i
y~rkA tw~'ri47 ~k. ;~~~jn J,..~0 4~ti~ry .4 Urban, i~t 4 U
C: 4. M
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+ C ' t {' t. roug}.i hwt d~`i. wl..L? cJ, 'hat. time,
' 11 c Ya },^n ied
Y~ h y b~~ ~~ (1 j 1eJI.A .1 e'Ni.wM~~~
tercCPt~0d t,( L : .
frcr caw tc for milit>a ,
?11 a wider measure bec~ I31 appal 'flt. I 'w S'
co1~fta.iNonr:d ~?ui.t?^ this as~i.grent in ~ f
tj.:?:,n, and aa,gned for service at he St1~.~.tobfwr,ratcar*y in Prague ~ leafteflti?flUX,l
prior tO this, after mp1eti0f of s?tudic~ i at harie Univiery itY 1 worked
,,w 1906 w 1918 as ci,entii? C cier at the Central In3tituLe for
Netc;orC+1og7 and (xeodyn~aflxa,c;~ in i.enii~. At the arnc time ? tra1iod to the
Czech chnica1tjniverc~i1 y in 13rin0 to iCCt~,U, during; to umL ri
'~~
be "LruTl1fl~Z In 1907 m
May I be p ~r Aitcd to recall a freak c. ianOO, -ThiCh cue t my
rviCe at the Kisxn ntinl. n obst r aratOI i at the
mind ~~ :C ~~~x ~ en4~c~r~.: i ?rt~c~ ,. _;~ ,
begnfling of May 1919 e From ' this 41bQerM1fC]itlOXY, .4it1.1 dtre5wit'Ji. K~~.rc.l. Ke.f,.J.,
with k t C and Jelinek, as ca iced. to Vj nna in `t,hc year i8O'
C '~'
.... ~,
0 building up and. haver c :tr cti,nr ~ he
.
Centre ?t,Bute for M 1 ODO].c; y arid art Tzrcti. ~t- in Virmxla.
~. ~n~~a.
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Kreil had raised the e? eoro1cgic? (fl d a qn l .c 4ervlc ; at, t K:le entif
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obser'\iatory to such
,1
yy Y Y ` n t ?W :j 4r .C. i 3d t .A t3 (
11Stit ,ti.OfS if 11I OPE:. Afd after 69 y ;ars, one member from the
.rr>u~.~ tBEd'? Jr" 5 4.,r.JO "Y.^~t..3f~GI Lf4 t observatory it c. rder to
~`'CYl! ~ctct~ by ~. y L"~' t~.t~$t~C~a to . t .,. ~~-,~~a fi:,~ a.
.d.
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y
f1G a u va
g 1-:C~ oii: w A s:1 (tot.eoio]?c~..?:kn S o
was CifJL~1G:t'c1biy spread ?' fact "Bien showed it' 3i to be di$advantag OU~3
. r
o ?
n t ora1cgicai sem i t:e i4$ still housed ti State observatory at tbE
room, with on window, crleticuo$ a mazy a a tweI.',re
K1ementi1UTtt In on ?
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r There the df.3laatche t$ f rct 4cn~e 5t .c t t:'t nips
q l^E pt y1r()l y f r() gg the to ~" {~ ? ? r Jf:?ct f , r ~' y ~! ~wa'yaLSio/M~ ..Leg rr?,r=a 1".t a- uv .t I a ~,.,1
by G~ ~ i36it x' -A?? S.. ,. .
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from t~h; wtati .~n
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rr~r e rriaptic r~al?r i rc d
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were OX Ufif~c` y the ra i trat OfE of the =?.uto raphs tagraphc~tate
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of t?he 1cu m antinun1 obser'vatr~r. tin c ig,nal. is proviriE c..fbr
a r,
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At t time of the app1rcava:l of tc to t 'it . oi the institute, the State
;t deb ~?
. ~,?f 5.n f.,ro WI ~ t 4.~1
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h'itk ?
gic oI se r v t
. ? i.:~ne at the obas " rv '
If 't E orcio
:T ' ~... 4L0 ' tlrak)J 4'I the
st.Leme31 S,v. ; 1.3(3 .OfWt7
7 ?~ o
7
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J 1O tE I cars;ea out the ab c ,ut n ea a `gin g o " rw l t - ~~ .~
4.1~:;~~~..~r,io gardens on 1ft h ~. Pe t "1E
? :~~I4 ?
o The f~ me te41 p~ d^c p'4pWX `'yi dy q ~'i3z~ se,d}~4Y Lr , p to V y~dq,Ir 1~ at +~ th tp"1 {~ pry( y~ 1~ ^p +^
1a4 q.RJd+ 4 4 kJ Ew f:S lw Kiei-entin ~T 1 EW 4"~~'~iA
?
'e~'~`~t~' ~rt"~
autonomo ~ up to the r 'vO1ut. on and it$ _ trt~ ;e .?t" " ,s.
r~ gppA " w; not
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die u i it was, \f~ er.W fo:.L Y.t p.~i'W/ I R ! aY. to et of t .
t ~ ; x and pre " ire G~
y,!w, ?y~ M ~
t ~~ (~yy p'~~E per.
ra _I.Y _.
at t} beginning of 1920, tate 1ejjj Lflstitute
it was e y> fficuLt assiCrJ ent. fter the :Firat woad w " ?kwiW there
rt;. e c 6pace i Prague t}u n aftEr cr1d dr ,;
~ to hc" all the nee 1fl a s r "
C in tm it, ;s mass of ceaf r a bureaus ?
? ?
C)rig auy It was ccn8i ieia d to Aida .u r
wJ c )n ction by eiecttrj rail
?
road
.
A er n idcr b] searching t institute ?'' a
P~fe3sor and. the. pernjjc of the the ~~7+-.t,~+uwt.G,t+4 W+l~f Dr St. Iiad~Nzav,k.lc;~vx?
~as~,ty' b~azxs which accorded the
,. "v4. .i..?KJs9 Lt. a sr
0
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mete o~,. oio io.:1 +tj t .t
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J ,?+,.c .M,~b~~ t+++~,~ p"i the '' htltfA ;4;p'~`~~ .~,~ i? : '~,~t~~~~~&i~s' t"k'~A
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.. is" pe an i~:7.a. p ~A L9 ~ l e~E,
rejected, ?
A
,.Year ?f. wy ri,L.~.0.,1
.,w i . Tr y p JJ e P on the
" ~ ; C~t' on 4.~~~?4`J~E UC~Ukt)~ 4,'W E; P'~u"~ ~"jsr qq" wW yypy y"
?n.. t .4 aid rain: d~ r x Ce , r l`~~"~.n
yq p} +~ y ~ ~" rp", n t A' ?a~ in such a V 4G ~;1e there EJ~ f,?1 r t ( in d the
? laconic
~ ' 2:k Lotin g were erfcx ? . Every to
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The r~ietera1Ogic service moved from the K emexsti n fl M naF3t r to K: n~ov
in the middle of May, 1920.
A,s far as person"llel of tieteoro1ogic st~rv1c
Gr~gor, at that time 0asistani+ ?ma$tE r at th? High cbcoi in Straznica, wa 3
0
o '7 ., s y ia of A gust 1919 as temporary aS.F31.Lw ll&f t.
?
Of i92 Dr r,g ? is named & r Yt ant of the State Mete or~ icgic
I nsti%ute r mnue]. Ho...' and Dr Gwa 11 aV Sfixoboda were nominated as further
?
coneernec , PhO Rio +..s
?a si+stant . was nar ed director of the institute qxa 31 -g
The f01 rst~ appcin.ted ~ en Gizir clerks see on the at ob d picture . i 1920
0
to first technical office cier s re also nominated n Jan Hrd y and Marie
F 1 :>1i J tJ of he ins ubiicatio the rapid titute 'and
? F
:t928; on t, ~r ~ontx a.8. ?j W tNa2u~ so f a -t ~ taL Ma so ii>?es + ne ithe r `.l.he mwibc3 r J.
.
0
e]; ioyee s nor t1. aount o ndcwrents were sufficient tq adapt
0
xa 1x ipcr ax'it task is a sa is;f d to t4'sc to t). LUtES when in 121 th
?
'iIno ; try of Pubi c? J rks charged it with th organization and carrying out
of protective. ? r air traf ic. it, (the Ministry)
.. o 0 0
? o
a13() en owed tLi3 Y:er cc and allocated. alit ~(4ubsidiary) )er ;one1 ad
f, a
not
?
t jcDl4 and d:L 'ra: t i . TI; EE~pe i3d, of d.ev'e1opn.e nt did. not sow dow e v f after
1a?er a1~ e a :i ,3pecia1i t fcrc:e~s. The aviation weather $er\ ;ace, counti
0
the raa io t eL r Ph. c deiving nd sending ? er\? ce D e aan ec to such .i a ~tnsionw~,
w 0
0
? ~ ?~
that 3OOT) it WaS no 1OTer pos.sifale to house it in the provisional roon3 a of
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the institute on the Karlova The fore, in November of 1929 to erv1ce zaove
?
to now: rw.relted quarters an t e o .?? Vinobr ,c , In L e;nbursk 6.
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It remained there until February 1937,
;hen i ssioved into appropriately
equipped rode on the State A meld In R.uzyn.
0
In this brief review it i not pcssib1c~ to narrate in more detail
,o
the e lOxa2Emt of the entire function of he institut after to y'eaX'
1928. This was one, in detailed report which were pros rated at the annual
meet 3 of the Council Committee of the zc ch icvak State Institutes for
Meteorology . I?I drolo y.
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I wit to mention hero o? iy briefly the plans for doflr~ is ' housing
the institute ? It i.spossi blo that the institute had reasonably advantageou,
T)
:ovision J ;quart rs; no rtheless, 1 r lot t1 u Lion of a s independent
buidin ; ?'o t e institute s]J4? ? u my ,z. d~ I mostly p gre s d in his
t
matter togot'hor ~r th thy; director of th Prate observatory, Dr F. Nus1,
?
pr i`e nor. The fir,71 plan, ion after the revolution, cc.ns s ed of Lac: ;
both soicuitific in3ttutos on the Petr?in b" anions. These were
hove v~r
not r ,eas d by the 4i1it.ary adrn ni.sttrat1onm The secord plan iced to
,A~.FtlC ~f W?t? 'F
n . neighborhood of Hans! ulka in e i 'v co /4~Jfs~burb of
~.tt rte. 't the. ., ~~ -Y.
This was, however, not . pro d by the regulating co~i iE iO
ning
cor nissi oxi / . Lat-or 'a nr~w construction oIl Bar"r'andov w considered,
M1GYW T
S so part of .,r'a o ./
T
a in the e m anhie the fad .l 5l tuati.on or the occupation arose au1 with
?
it the j j t' s'`a'btC ern ,
he Bich?a The nstitut w a named Central Meteorologic institute for
jurisdiction of tth
"'~~ca that the 1 ' ~ :i~i~:~>~7.~~a cai' Pu aii.c Word.-s
~.n~st~. of ~.~'.o~~ arid Culture ~ to that of ~- ..
According to its s c;cIa1 work it was pl reed under to Luft it Ir Headq ,rte ? 7
-MSS
0
in r c:ua . The av Lion weather s}er .cs on to Ru g ai ort as taken over
.the Gerra a`.forces j3\1 way o:L a contrast, the rain-gau,girig service from
he ?ydroiO, is Institute and the agr? cultural meteorologic service a1on with
the '=}IE fC ofr1C service wa re, attached to o1n~ titute. The section for
.?oclimatolo anci pa iaeteorolo y was w 1y ostabiistted~
Becauee the existing provisional qw rters in Ecarlov were irsuf fioiont
?
for the combined sorv'ice, the Ninictry' Cf Public Works afocated a build
in Sxnichov in Hoiecko 8, to the stitu e o Prior to this he buiIdir g
hOuse,d offices of the Postas r General . The building was appropriteiy
o,
adapted and the institute moired . in July I9~ O. Vario..,specLaii e obse?va
tuns are .so performed herd whereas the obr4vator " the Charles
University Meteorologie Institute on Karlcv still acts as main ob etva''
torya Similarly in the K mcntinum, obscrvat:~.ona of basic meteorological
elements are still maiflta fed?
1. :c i
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The r ?onne of the in t . fe has ntuItipled dnr .ng the t r of the occu a'
on through a ioca t on of e pi ees frcn the related se r ce . 11 tb
)e onI?ei coU 1.?d ,t; e f ii into the framework of t existing pers n >i
and has T)erfoI' 11ed v1.uab ?'M ervLc s i`or t}ate ins tit ut
The combining o the r .w ~ au i axe a c with the agri c tur i and Theno
o . i ervIc $ in o, insti t t pro r itseif ? This can b seen f roii the
' et h& it tai that { y when the state institute once aga m b c aJ,ne
In rust Of 19t I r, tir d, after 26 years of collaboration at the
n stitu?. . I am, the: of ore, not c 1cYipo nt t 3 rr ite t ucces sfu1 .~
1 ev'o1utioriar de-Neiopment ~ I `.follow it, how:~ Yer F?i{.J?th sincere in e 6 a:t an .
p
i t ttat the n titu'to ray a:~ ~ayr z a:i.Siuain its ha orN.bie place among
he rae t orolo~;ic i'nstit .t 3 3 of other natifms o
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r.
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lea ~.~ InEtittu PVLU
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oo; } y~ ,q it
r th 3O'~c 1-1 d S.,~ QV& : Skis, brO~ ht With i~r ~i UCh
(a)
5w , n ? ?O/p,tvm lm a' 1939, . htRr11~~ 4im W ~l+r Le ~14r413.AY'J 4Rfu~FiV`?u
" @)
Erie d out by 1~ 4J Y 1F. WSG.i. . nf.X9+.6?41 ~4~ 7~7 ,~ a
to nU~~ q 9 ,aeLa~~~ were
.1 ~. ,.~~*mt1 to i1?~~4+ There There W.~L k'~~:+,~il,9bki ~k
".i bK'w~ ~Y tiB.R. f:Y~ .A~4~ 0.r..1+~.~nMS~~~ ~ .. ~.+ ~0) /~ p} yy ('~~(y!
L~M1.4W"~6A. WY th
the ,'~,~we.~O~~VM JM ~I~{r~/ t1~Ml 'fl~+~M/ 4+.INat'M~ ~ YW '4?t.8~r~f ~~~?M' of ~s Nh x+~ F~ ~I~
V4lY ~Q ?Gr P~~N,p!{}. M by /+~""'?Vyr19 M~ ~~'IW ~V My.l~ ~Q. ~Qry
which y . n ~1 Sal ithO'U tm ieaCier t i , 4~iR+ Q74#n'hti~ iEion i borir y'~ure{x~ U o? ~/1i~i..S
'kYe4.hthe,fia FJerV.4.c m bmr.A rfrJbaetBi
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8 flc a M, t o of the Czech e P1OY either received notice or i ft E iov mki
,~,h+L ,}YYBs M There rem fled ie U'. th r. nG,f (vork of teo~k. o1O 4.ata.t1.of iS
+~m ~~pgr e ~+/wproq~y {Aior4r'e,~'?GpySd. l0i
'I.t na _ ~Oi (0
(0)
it 1 r n t i?j ireiVit' t nd 1 .FFr'ln twQzt. os r nU f
o:I t1 ? r, c facttcf of the F i (iov ) emu, only t o
x . tiOn 1 riewOXk At ont to to observe, flr c
retaid ;j
"j p, q, mr,,,,,,, ra
, i cU not i vy (nth r pO iticn ? In May 1939- r? o $ S.a aa"~.p
Nil AMY VY OM MY ~N~O~MUb 4WWA ()
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' r , t orO1c c Xz~ tit t , took chex ;e c~ arnLz1n t1~
c ~ ~ic~.~l ~ t~,o) ~
rneteoroioPc service iri Biav i& and t 4V Tb rlaw Wf S 4e about he
iii which tm~ ~~~~r~~1~~&~~c.'~ ~~a~vic~
y to is and ~WI'eo,LO1otP In47 N)ttJ 1~d , b
p')
recivd e? ? at1Onn In ratter$ cad' su1n1 trfttiax1 he t OrO1O is
f ;rv'1ce join d with the by c1 is rcie, but cry Y~
a.xayctc indndt1. ?
~
,iOfaif 1ov&k11 the by o r hic aection h 518 rain'
,~~~~ tccx~clc~~l.c ~ ~~~
iuv It nt ituteS hid 52 mete i'o1a is a taticn,
, it ], xa~c 'or the Prate Irstitnte Iu tine all or
were joined tot ether, and with lta~ti1y hired &id trained
the ~'ttcn networks .~ fo
f S jnta.ned spa tiaat ? as `posaibie research wpiz1d
perBormel the '~. +~rrca the ~snd, Qf 1939, ~.c~.~~a
not be ~e fJSi~JM~1~~~M
R!'e11'vW1'^''W ade to and com 1eteiY took over t e yno,tic service iui
p YrM+o ~MM
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S1cv ki L, 0 th$t i &ctivitY Or th institute took direction a:' pur" a:y
c1inatic rea'eh and in this dl.rct1or. t institute d~ve1 sped its attv1ty
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$ e bi h d i 1p'p . in the Cur' ed of tie l Q occupied by the
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n,
during the r~i war a?,
In 193:9, th cc a tr ction o the cable r iiw r to the Lois Peak
(p)
(Lo x1ck:y Stit) ~ s sen d to c p1 k t 1 odd . On ? t pee in t t rninai of the cable
r iiw y y the Pry titut had provided ~r?t r for et ro1o C ob rt toY;
th4 r :utva inr titutc ccntinu d in to t frto : the Prague in xt t and 9
October i9 O zt into rvi e roi ,lc ob erv&; ory on e e and
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app oQ ch?'of the 'i. b ink, part o th ; stru nt d .ad cb&er t1an videnc were
en to train t ? ieso (Rocky Lk) wi r it wa hoped y carzl,d be ccncc ?i d
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the cabic r iiwa to 6k~.1 t '1e q,g nd t the ping o th ?frc ,t,. the bniidin
U, of
ich h owed bh B t isiava Ira titnte burned downs All office p .ip n&ut
burred, atli caicu1 ting machine aid ca 3d ' 'b c~,p ~ c obaerv tion m t r a,
which we did not carry w tc the ci1r
After t libox tion, which war brought to us by the E d Axi y, and which
(qi Q'
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rett toed t us the severed territories c outherm Slovakia, it wca' a n ce ry to
acuta y build up the a is~o frQr t fc sdat1oi s o v r it went rater th
in 1939; there were a perfenc i bete, tbw vs o p c?i , ' ` r in d
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th rizi the gin w .
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(Lor picky W tit) Ia
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the c ble r? i1w y to Sk 1n to Pie o; i th pa 8 n ? th ont, to o bull in
i h 1 c h . l u d th r` Bxrti iatva Xis titute bUzddw?
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b ntd, 1 c ictd& ing m o iine s at corgi i ermbi pt o ob` rv Lion rat%rja1,
which did. not carry w to.the ce11 rno;
9 *ftr why brought to U13 by the ed Arrny ~ and. wIaict
ret ne i to the severed tear itorie o Louth t Siovai ia, it w n o t e to
acu ly build up tI e ae co from the 'oundat on i- rat r tip
in 939; tbere were a* rtence 3 hate, tber , , or j Lij it trained
al louees, there a a lively c tternir tioza to build u1i that wa troy d
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