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IN NATURE of June 10, p. 454, in connection with the attainment of high levels of the atmosphere by sounding or pilot-balloons, Mr. W. H. Dines considers that such balloons would burst before reaching great heights, as the rubber of which these balloons are made would be stretched eightfold linearly, and he remarks that he does not think that any rubber will stand this treatment.
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STEVENS, H. The Stretching of Rubber in Free Balloons. Nature 105, 613 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105613c0
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