The True Story Behind the Major Motion Picture - and one of the greatest daredevil stories in the history of aviation
James Glaisher (1809-1903) was an
English meteorologist, aeronaut and astronomer
who worked at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich for forty-three
years. He was a founding member of the Meteorological Society
and the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. He is most
famous as a pioneering balloonist and his ascent on 5th September
1862 along with Henry Tracey Coxwell broke the world record
for altitude.
Introduction by Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive at
the Royal Meteorological Society, of which Glaisher was a founding
member in 1850. She also heads theWeather Club, the public outreach
arm of the Royal Meteorological Society, dedicated to helping
people understand the weather and its role in our lives and in the
life of the planet.
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