Into the Mists. S. A. Andree's Balloon Expedition Towards the North Pole
Language: English
Published by The Fram Museum, 2018
- First Edition
- Signed
- Softcover
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272pp, paperback, New, with a label signed by Beau Riffenburgh, also signed by Geir Klover, who wrote the Introduction. Printed on quality paper. The story of Salomon August Andree`s balloon expedition towards the North Pole in 1897. Supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and funded by people like King Oscar II and Alfred Nobel, the expedition was the subject of enormous interest. The first attempt to launch the balloon, The Eagle, in the summer of 1896 from Danes Island, on the west of the Svalbard Archipelago, failed due to strong winds. When Andrée next tried, on 11 July 1897, together with his companions engineer Knut Frænkel and photographer Nils Strindberg the balloon did set off and sailed for 65 hours. But already at the lift-off the gondola had lost two of the three sliding ropes that were supposed to drag on the ice and function as a kind of rudder. Within ten hours of lift-off, they were caught by powerful winds and rain was creating ice on the balloon. It is likely that Andrée realized before the flight ended that they would never come near the pole. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…
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- Title
- Into the Mists. S. A. Andree's Balloon Expedition Towards the North Pole
- Author
- Riffenburgh Beau
- Publisher
- The Fram Museum
- Publication year
- 2018
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 828235094X
- ISBN 13
- 9788282350945
- Edition
- 2018 First Edition.
Supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and funded by people like King Oscar II and Alfred Nobel, Andrée’s polar exploration project was the subject of enormous interest. The North Pole expedition made a first attempt to launch the balloon Örnen (The Eagle) in the summer of 1896 from Danes Island, an island in the west of the Svalbard Archipelago, but the winds did not permit the expedition to start.
When Andrée next tried, on 11 July 1897, together with his companions engineer Knut Frænkel and photographer Nils Strindberg (a second cousin of playwright August Strindberg), the balloon did set off and sailed for 65 hours. But already at the lift-off the gondola had lost two of the three sliding ropes that were supposed to drag on the ice and thus function as a kind of rudder. Within ten hours of lift-off, they were caught by powerful winds from a storm raging in the area. The heavy winds continued and, together with the rain creating ice on the balloon, impeded the flight.
It is likely that Andrée realized before the flight ended that they would never come near the pole.
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