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Figure 32. Meteorological kite flown from the PRINCESS ALICE II. ProfessorHugo Hergesell of Strasbourg interested Prince Albert in exploring the highatmosphere. As such, the first studies of the upper atmosphere while at seawere conducted off the PRINCESS ALICE II on April 12, 1904, to an altitude of4500 meters. (Image credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | J. Richard)