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The nation鈥檚 timekeeper: 平特五不中 and the Dominion Observatory
Published: 28 October 2010
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences marks its 50th anniversary this year, but meteorological work at 平特五不中 began about 150 years ago inside a stone tower built by the Dominion of Canada to track the north star and keep time for the freight trains. Known locally as the 平特五不中 Observatory, this tower enclosed a [...]