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During his final years he formed part of a committee that convinced the
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in 1934–35 and are named after him. They consist of two islands lying four kilometres (two nautical miles) west-northwest of Bell Point,
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Atherton was destined to follow his father’s career path. He attended
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was held in London. It led to the establishment in 1921 of the
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as part of the UK contribution towards the quintuple. During
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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (1955).
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Atherton entered service in 1924, the same year Sir
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