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Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard.

Great Explorers: Auguste Piccard

There are explorers who plumb great depths: Bob Ballard,...

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an archival photograph of a balloon crashed on the ice

Weekend Warm-Up: The 1897 Andree Polar Expedition

The Victorian era saw wave after wave of talented...

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Fedor Konyukhov to Attempt Balloon Altitude Record

Russia explorer Fedor Konyukhov is planning an attempt at...

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