Photographs relating to Piccard's balloon ascent
- Made:
- 1932 in Switzerland
- maker:
- Auguste Piccard
Eight photographs (9" x 6 1/2") and two photographs (15" x 12") relating to Professor Piccard's second ascent into the stratosphere from Dubendorff on 18th August, 1932.
Eight photographs (9' x 6 1/2') and two photographs (15' x 12') relating to Professor Piccard's second ascent into the stratosphere from Dubendorf on 18th August, 1932. They ascended from Zurich on 18 August 1932 and reached a height of 53,152 feet (16,201 metres). On 27 May 1931 they had set a world record height of 51,775 feet (15,781 metres). Piccard was a scientist interested in studying the stratosphere rather than a record breaker, and this second gondola was equipped with radio and improved scientific equipment.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1935-270
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall (x 8): 9 in x 6 1/2 in
overall (x 2): 15 in x 12 in
- type:
- photographs, balloons and hot-air balloons
- credit:
- Fonds Natl. de la Recherche Scientifique
