Kōrero: Adams, Charles Edward

Charles Edward Adams (left) and two unidentified men, 1932

Charles Edward Adams (left) and two unidentified men, 1932

Charles Adams, then the Government Astronomer, studies his anemometer to assess wind speed during Norman Smith's attempt to break the land speed record in 1932.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)
Reference: 1/2-154983; F

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Warwick D. Smith. 'Adams, Charles Edward', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/3a4/adams-charles-edward (accessed 25 April 2024)