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Balloon Ascents. Crystal Palace, September 8, 1862. 
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(15) Blue sky in zenith, clouds below ; came out of cloud in a hollow or basin. 
(16) Image of balloon with beautiful prismatic colours on the clouds. 
~ (17) Sun shining; clear blue sky. 
(18) Deep blue sky ; beautiful reflexion of the balloon, with primary and secondary pris- 
matic rings. 
(19) Sun warm ; clouds heaped upon others ; we are not much higher than level of top of 
(20) Gas rather cloudy; see netting pretty well. (clouds. 
(21) Earth seen through the clouds. (22) Fluffy clouds. 
(23) Ring cut the spectral balloon about one-third from top. re 
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