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TAKING advantage of the attendance of numerous visitors, scientific and otherwise, that the Antwerp Exhibition was likely to attract, it was proposed to hold, under the auspices of the Geographical Society of that city, a congress on meteorology, aerial navigation, and allied subjects, with the particular object—as we gather from the circular convening the congress—of promoting the methodical and general observation of aerial currents. Authorities propose, but contributors decide, the result and character of the meeting, and the compte rendu of the congress, which has just reached us, shows that while a variety of interesting topics was brought under the notice of the members present, and discussed with greater or less detail, the ultimate aim of the promoters does not seem to have been materially advanced. Of course, the awakening of public opinion and the diffusion of information are always desirable, and the Committee responsible for the congress are to be congratulated upon the general success which has attended their efforts, though it may not be precisely in the direction they proposed to themselves.
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The Antwerp Meteorological Congress. Nature 53, 182–183 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/053182a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/053182a0