Title |
Meteorology - General - Rainmaking - An Australian "rain maker" cruises over the Pacific Ocean near Sydney - Chartered from the Royal Australian Air Force for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, this Dakota was equipped with special equipment on wings and inside the fuselage to examine the structure of clouds - Since 1945 the Radio Physics Division of the CSIRO [Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization] has carried out experiments into the making of rain by artificial means - In addition to a number of practical successes, its physicists have evolved a general theory of how nature produces rain, setting Australian research in this field well ahead of that of other nations CATEGORY: photograph PRINCIPAL CREDIT: CSIRO FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose acetate STATUS: preservation material |
Contents date range |
1957 - 1957 |
Series number |
A1200
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Control symbol |
L22714 |
Citation |
NAA: A1200, L22714 |
Item ID |
11788085 |
Location |
Sydney |
Access status |
Open |
Physical format |
PHOTOGRAPHS (allocated at series level) |
Visibility and availability indicators |
76. Item charge: Photographic
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Records authority class number |
1012942 |
Date registered |
15 Nov 2002 |
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