Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-12 | Page 19 | Scientists Will Fly Kites to Height of 20,000 Feet

SGENT&STS WILL FLY KITES -AM TO HEIGHT OF 20,000 FEET ; FRIEDERICHSIIAVEN, July 11. The inauguration by tho king of Wurtem-burg Wurtem-burg of the new government observatory observa-tory for the study of meteorological conditions con-ditions by means of kitos and captive balloons "took place hero today in the presence of a brilliant assemblage of officials and scientists representing the nntire empire. This new observatory in its workings is based upon certain ideas successfully carried out in Ainori- ca. Abbott Lawrence Rotch of the Bluo Hill observatory near Boston was cspe- , H cially invited over to attend tho inau- i H guration. ; H This observatory is ono of the best . 1 equipped in tho world. It is provided I with a special boat for the purpose of . ! carrying out experiments over Lake . . H i Constance. Kites will be sent aloft from i ' the boat to a height of 20,000 feet, car- i j rying rogistenug instruments. It is I j , hoped by this means that atmospheric i ''H records of the greatest value will be ? ' "H 1 obtained. .-f . H