Word: oceanic
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ocean of the air has certain analogies to the ocean of water, but its navigation is more difficult on account of the instability of the atmosphere. The wind, temperature and humidity have been measured, but the wind currents are of special interest to aerial navigators. The wind currents differ greatly with the time of day and the height. Observations are made by sending up a rubber balloon which carries a basket containing instruments. As the balloon rises the hydrogen expands it until the balloon bursts, when the instruments fall to the ground. A height of eleven miles has been reached...
William Abbott Herdman; delegate from the University of Liverpool; a great authority on marine biology, who has dredged the floor of the ocean, and learned the secrets of the oyster and the pearl...
...Komarinskaja Fantasy, Glinka 6. Legende for Violin, solo, Wieniawski Mr. Willy Kraft. 7. Melody, Rubinstein 8. Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky Organ, Mr. Marshall. 9. Two Movements from Suite, MacDowell 10. A Vagrom Ballad from "Symphonic Sketches," Chadwick 11. American Fantasy, Herbert Organ, Mr. Marshall. 12. March, "Hands Across the Ocean," Sousa...
...LECTURE. "The Organization of Ocean Transportation." I. Dr. Joseph Russell Smith, of the University of Pennsylvania. Sever...
...LECTURE. "The Organization of Ocean Transportation." II. Dr. Joseph Russell smith, of the University of Pennsylvania. Sever...