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In the summer of 1884, the Scottish meteorologist Clement Wragge began ascending Ben Nevis daily to establish a weather observatory at its summit. Decades before the automated stations of the twentieth century, Wragge's grueling climbs laid the groundwork for modern mountain meteorology. However, his work was only made possible by the trial observations conducted three years earlier by the Meteorological Society. In 1881, the society had erected a temporary shelter on the peak, testing whether instruments could survive the harsh winter. Wragge himself had not been involved in that initial pilot; he was then concluding a meteorological survey in the Australian outback. It was only after his return to Great Britain in late 1882 that the society approached him with the proposal to lead the permanent station. By the time the observatory officially closed in 1904 due to a lack of government funding, Wragge had long since departed for Queensland, where he would go on to name tropical cyclones after local politicians.
Based on the passage, what is the correct chronological order of the following events, from earliest to latest?
- 1A temporary testing shelter is constructed on the peak of Ben Nevis.
- 2Clement Wragge finishes gathering meteorological data in Australia.
- 3Daily ascents of the mountain are initiated to establish a permanent station.
- 4Operations at the mountain observatory cease due to a lack of financial support.