Technical World Magazine, Volume 12Technical World Company, 1909 |
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... reaching this upper air current and staying in it until the desired point is reached , and men daring enough to trust their lives to the first voyage and thus point the way to thousands of eager followers . In other words , a balloon ...
... reaching this upper air current and staying in it until the desired point is reached , and men daring enough to trust their lives to the first voyage and thus point the way to thousands of eager followers . In other words , a balloon ...
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... reached 26,000 feet , when he too , lost consciousness . He recovered presently long enough to see Croce - Spinelli revive and feebly throw out some ballast , then lapsed again into unconsciousness . contrived not to lose hold of his ...
... reached 26,000 feet , when he too , lost consciousness . He recovered presently long enough to see Croce - Spinelli revive and feebly throw out some ballast , then lapsed again into unconsciousness . contrived not to lose hold of his ...
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... reached the North Pole on April 21 , 1908. I dis- covered land far North . I return to Copenhagen by steamer . " Frederick A. Cook . " That was all , but that brief telegram started a tremendous furor in the scientific world . Nearly a ...
... reached the North Pole on April 21 , 1908. I dis- covered land far North . I return to Copenhagen by steamer . " Frederick A. Cook . " That was all , but that brief telegram started a tremendous furor in the scientific world . Nearly a ...
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