Rotch, Abbott Lawrence, 1861-1912

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Rotch, a meteorologist, founded and was director of Blue Hill Observatory, near Boston, Mass. He took the earliest American measurements of cloud height and velocities. In 1906, Rotch became the first professor of meteorology at Harvard. In cooperation with Teisserenc de Bort, he sent an expedition to explore the atmosphere above the tropical ocean, 1905-1906; ascended Mont Blanc six times, reaching the summit thrice; and ballooned above Paris in 1889.

From the description of Papers, 1876?-1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372634 From the guide to the Abbott Lawrence Rotch papers, 1876?-1912., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Meteorologist and balloonist.

From the description of Abbott Lawrence Rotch papers 1896-1912 (bulk 1903-1910). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 595789393

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1861, Jan. 6 Born, Boston, Mass. 1884 Graduated, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 1885 Established the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, near Boston, Mass. 1886 1912 Editor or associate editor, American Meteorological Journal 1888 1891 Assistant in meteorology (honorary position), Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1889 Made two balloon ascensions from Paris, France, using modern instruments 1893 Married Margaret Randolph Anderson 1894 Used kites for the first time to record data about the upper atmosphere 1899 1912 Librarian, American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1900 Published Sounding the Ocean of Air: Being Six Lectures Delivered to the Lowell Institute of Boston in December 1898. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York: E. & J. B. Young & Co. 1901 Obtained meteorological data by flying kites from the deck of a moving steamer Invented a device to determine the true direction and velocity of the wind at sea 1902 1906 Assistant in meteorology (honorary position), Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1904 Used free balloons to make the first meteorological observations in the United States at heights of five to ten miles 1905 Collaborated with Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort in sending an expedition to explore the atmosphere over the tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean, which secured data that later assisted in establishing the best routes for transatlantic flying 1906 First professor of meteorology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1909 Made the first trigonometric measurements of the flight of pilot balloons in the United States Published The Conquest of the Air: The Advent of Aerial Navigation. New York: Moffat, Yard and Co. 1911 Published with Henry Palmer Charts of the Atmosphere for Aeronauts and Aviators. New York: J. Wiley and Sons 1912, Apr. 7 Died, Boston, Mass. From the guide to the Abbott Lawrence Rotch Papers, 1896-1912, (bulk 1903-1910), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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