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THE highest kite ascent, described in NATURE of October 7, was in turn exceeded here by more than 1800 feet on October 15, when excellent meteorological traces (of which a facsimile is enclosed) were brought down from a height of 11,086 feet above Blue Hill. The flight was effected with only four kites, and the ascent and descent occupied but four and a half hours. Excepting a more rapid decrease of temperature with increase of elevation, the results agree with those already stated for the previous high flight.
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ROTCH, A. The Exploration of the Air by Means of Kites. Nature 57, 53 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/057053e0
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