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MR. MALLOCK quotes in NATURE of February 26 (p. 711) a sentence of the late Sir G. Airy concerning the amassing of millions of useless meteorological observations. Unfortunately, in scientific work a vast amount of work which is not immediately productive has to be done. Indeed, it is not possible to foresee with accuracy what the result of any particular investigation will bring forth. But I do not think that this feeling will deter scientific minds from working, for each advance beyond the frontiers which limit our knowledge makes up for the disappointment resulting from many apparently unsuccessful expeditions.
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DEELEY, R. Weather Forecasting. Nature 93, 58–59 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/093058b0
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