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Literary
October 4, 1805
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
M. Lussac's aeronautic voyage to 21,487 feet and higher collected air samples identical in composition to ground-level air at the Polytechnic school in Paris, confirming uniform atmospheric composition worldwide and at elevations like Mont Blanc, building on experiments by Cavendish, Macarty, Berthollet, Davy, and Saussure.
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M. Lussac, in his late Aeronautic voyage, when at the height of 21,487 feet, filled a glass vessel with the air of that elevation, and another 800 feet higher; and on his return to Paris this air was carefully analysed and proved to be identically the same with the air obtained in the court yard of the Polytechnic school. The experiments of Messrs. Cavendish, Macarty, Berthollet and Davy, had previously established, that the composition of the atmosphere is the same all over the surface of the earth; and M. Lussac, supported by the experiments of Messrs. Saussure on the Col. du Geant and on the summit of Mont Blanc, has now proved that the atmosphere is the same at the greatest height to which we can ascend as on the surface of the earth.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Aeronautic Voyage
Atmosphere Composition
Balloon Ascent
Mont Blanc
Scientific Experiments
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Subject
On The Composition Of The Atmosphere
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M. Lussac, Supported By The Experiments Of Messrs. Saussure On The Col. Du Geant And On The Summit Of Mont Blanc, Has Now Proved That The Atmosphere Is The Same At The Greatest Height To Which We Can Ascend As On The Surface Of The Earth.