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Discovery of the jetstream was first published in Esperanto

Discovery of the jetstream was first published in Esperanto

At the time (early 1920's), few scientists had learned Esperanto, and so did not know of the discovery. (The situation today is not much better, I fear.) An article in the Smithsonian gives the story.

u/Leisureguy1 — 10 days ago