Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon (1908)
Hildebrandt, A. (Alfred), b. 1870, Story, W. H. tr · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 302
d been expected. In Franceand England ascentsare made every year inorder to observe the fall-ing stars, and this wasalso done in Germanyin 1900. In Germanyastronomers are apt tolook askance at balloonobservations, thoughJanssen and others areof a different opinion. At the conference atSt.… … Fig. 180.—The shadow of the balloon is cast onthe clouds, and the car is seen surroundedby a rainbow. August 30th, 1905, and that he was prepared to offer a seat inthe car to a member of the conference. Accordingly threeballoons made the ascent at Burgos on the eventful day. Yivesy Viches was on…
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