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Description
Filling the balloon of a ballon-sonde prior to launch. The French were thefirst to use small balloons filled with hydrogen to carry meteorologicalinstruments aloft.In: The Principles of Aerography by Alexander McAdie, 1917. Page 14.
Display Date
1905 Circa
Location
Missouri, St. Louis
Collection
Weather Service
Exploring the Atmosphere
Kites and Balloons
Keywords
Instruments
Balloons