The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 103National Geographic Society, 1953 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 107
... train would then de- scend . It took two or three hours to inflate the 6 to 12 balloons . The amount of gas in each had to be adjusted with great care so that the train would rise rapidly to 40 or 50 thousand feet , where two balloons ...
... train would then de- scend . It took two or three hours to inflate the 6 to 12 balloons . The amount of gas in each had to be adjusted with great care so that the train would rise rapidly to 40 or 50 thousand feet , where two balloons ...
Page 110
... train soon after dawn , when wind is lightest . Each bag is inflated with a measured amount of gas , which expands as the train rises . Two balloons will burst halfway up , slowing ascent . When a third bursts at 20 miles , destroying ...
... train soon after dawn , when wind is lightest . Each bag is inflated with a measured amount of gas , which expands as the train rises . Two balloons will burst halfway up , slowing ascent . When a third bursts at 20 miles , destroying ...
Page 564
... trains also carry tourist sleepers and coaches with inclining seats . Spotless ! Cooled ! Modern comfort with fine Canadian Pacific service ! Great picture - window views- all yours by Canadian Pacific train ! East - to - West , there's ...
... trains also carry tourist sleepers and coaches with inclining seats . Spotless ! Cooled ! Modern comfort with fine Canadian Pacific service ! Great picture - window views- all yours by Canadian Pacific train ! East - to - West , there's ...
Contents
Nevada Learns to Live with the Atom While Blasts Teach Civilians | vii |
Report from the Locust Wars From Africa to India Men Fight an Ancient | viii |
HappyGoLucky Trinidad and Tobago Britains Caribbean | xvi |
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