Air Wonder Stories, May 1930 — page 88: what you’re looking at

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OTHER MADDUX HIS VIEWS (Continued. from page 1041) globe of “‘asteclite” to rise to the surface of the atmosphere, By his own figures they would rise only about 3 miles, and hence would be tseless, Indeed, ‘they; would be dangerons as they would be ‘likely fo drift against motm- tain -sides> and BAe He should bave gone into the realm of fancy and filled the globes with_some mystérions gas which would nullify gravity in inverse proportion to the pressure“ the .air without, en these globes reached ‘n point where the pressure became zero they would automatically stop. Yours very truly, ALLEN LATHAM, . Norwichtown, Conn. (The question that Mr, Latham puts with regard to the error in “The ‘Space visitors" is more complex than it appears, Mr, Latham ns- sumes that the spheres will come to rest wheir the-spheres displace their volume of: rarefied air found gt the three mile Jevel. He must ree member that when the spheres wre first re- leased they acquire. a velocity upward due to their. buoyancy and might apt to. “over- shoot" their natural evel ently. Forex: ample a very light body when tmmierged in water might easily shoot to the surface and fy swe So hott We not however say that Mr. Latham is incorrect. We would like to receive his-calcu- Jations so that we may print them for the benc- fit of our readers—Bditor.) F you have not as yet seen the I SPRING. SCIENCE WON- HOTELS Wa ington D, c DER Tana . fe ilton iE Matas WATCH FOR THE The Fairfax GOLD COVER The New Amsterdam Be sure to procure a copy im- Philadelphia, Pa. mediately from your newsstand. 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