Historical place archive

Washington in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Washington in Sweden. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1939–1939

Historical events in Washington

1939

1939
Planetary Atmospheric Waves
Carl-Gustaf Rossby · Physics

Provides a foundation for modern weather analysis and forecasting.

1939
Rossby Waves
Carl-Gustaf Rossby · Physics

Explains large-scale atmospheric waves caused by Earths rotation.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Sweden and Washington. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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