Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 311
stures are strikingly repro-duced by the shadow 276 Wonders of Earth, Sea, and Sky On April 15, 1868, at about half-past three in theafternoon, we emerged from a stratum of clouds, whenthe shadow of the balloon was seen by us, surroundedby colored concentric circles, of which the car formedthe… … The Shadow of the Balloon was seen by Us. a grayish red zone, and lastly as the exterior circum-ference, a fourth circle, violet in hue, and imperceptiblytoning down into the gray tint of the clouds. Theslightest details were clearly discernible — net, ropes,and instruments. Every one of our…
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