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- Title
The introduction of supplemental oxygen for high altitude balloon flight.
- Authors
Featherstone, Peter J; Ball, Christine M
- Abstract
The article informs that introduction of supplemental oxygen for high altitude balloon flight, and carried an array of instruments that Glaisher utilised to measure various parameters . Topics discussed include immensity of the air at the mercy of the winds, experiencing a cold which no mortal ever felt in the severest climates; and doubted the accuracy of Blanchard's barometric readings, his account was among the first to outline the dangers of high altitude flight.
- Subjects
ALTITUDES; MOUNTAIN sickness; OXYGEN; BALLOONS; FLIGHT; FRENCH Third Republic
- Publication
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 2020, Vol 48, Issue 3, p164
- ISSN
0310-057X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0310057X20931704