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... explorer's inscription had weathered and disappeared in a year or two . These words , slightly different from the original , were carved much later on the same spot . Passengers on the weekly steamer to Bella Coola can read the letters ...
... explorer's inscription had weathered and disappeared in a year or two . These words , slightly different from the original , were carved much later on the same spot . Passengers on the weekly steamer to Bella Coola can read the letters ...
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... Explorer II " ( Contributed Technical Papers , Strato- sphere Series , No. 2 ) , published in 1936 by National Geographic Society , Washington , D. C. Explorer II , which set a world's altitude rec- ord of 72,395 feet . The ascent ...
... Explorer II " ( Contributed Technical Papers , Strato- sphere Series , No. 2 ) , published in 1936 by National Geographic Society , Washington , D. C. Explorer II , which set a world's altitude rec- ord of 72,395 feet . The ascent ...
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... Explorer II strato- sphere balloon to a new world's record alti- tude of 72,395 feet . Their flight , sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the U. S. Army Air Corps , was launched from a cliff - encircled depression - the ...
... Explorer II strato- sphere balloon to a new world's record alti- tude of 72,395 feet . Their flight , sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the U. S. Army Air Corps , was launched from a cliff - encircled depression - the ...
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My Life in Forbidden Lhasa | 1 |
Under Canvas in the Atomic Age | 49 |
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