Publication 959, 1903, The atmosphere above London
| Original title | The atmosphere above London |
|---|---|
| Simple title | The atmosphere above London |
| Authors | |
| Date | 1903 |
| Countries | US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | John Mackenzie Bacon, London, atmosphere, meteorology |
| Journal | Aer. World |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 1 |
| Word count | 152 |
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Full text:
The Atmosphere Above London.
Rev. J. M. Bacon, after exploring and testing the atmosphere above London, for several years, with the aid of balloons, gives a strange picture of the skyward extension of the world's greatest city. Somewhat fancifully, and yet with a certain degree of truth, London might be said to be 6,000 feet high, or deep, for up to about that level the air over the vast town is unmistakably London air. Between 3,000 and 5,000 feet above the housetops is a region where dust resembling chaff, filaments and woolen fiber, such as would arise from thoroughfares and from the sweeping of houses, seems especially to accumulate. At least there is more there than nearer the ground. In calm weather aerial London becomes to a certain extent stratified. From above 6,000 feet one can often look down upon the surface of the haze, as if it had a definite limit.
Sources
- Brockett 1910, page 69, entry 959: Atmosphere (The) above London. Aer. World, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1903, Glenville, Ohio, p. 185. S (959
- Scan at Internet Archive
