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Andrée and the Aeronauts' Voyage to the Top of the World

Written by Alan Bellows

The story of three adventurers who tried to reach the North Pole via hydrogen balloon in 1897.

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The Peculiar Phenomenon of Megacryometeors

Written by Alan Bellows

Hail, in and of itself, is not an unusual weather phenomenon. The frozen precipitation occurs inside storm clouds whe...

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