TEN MILES UP
(Press. Assn.-
PICARD'S BALLQON FLIGHT \
— By Telegraph — Copyright).
Rec. Aug. 18, 10 p.m. Ztsrich, August 17. When Professor Picard commeaced kis balloon ascent at dawn, his wife and five children waved farewell. Professor Picard, who is accompanied by Max Cosyne, plans to rise over 10 miles and ohtaln phofcographs and data of cosmic rays. The airfcight alunv'nium compartinent, in which the aeronau's are sealed, weighs five cwt. and is connected with the gasbag by 32 cables. It contains wireless equipment and delicate instruments to measure the cosmic rays and re~ cord the height. Professor Picard ascended from Dubendorf aerodrome in the presence of 30,000 spectators, including Dr. Eckner. The professor wirelessed at 10 a.m. reporting that he was between 14,000 and 15,000 metres up over Tyro!, and that a!I was well. Visibility was good and investigations into cosmic conditions are proceeding satisfactorily. He later wirelessed: "We are half way up" and indicated that he intended to break last year's record by a wide margln.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 305, 19 August 1932, Page 5
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