young solentist of 39, and. the 28 M. Cosyns, a tall, pale, grey-eyed
Jear-eld. student of "Brusvels ersity, Mi Neree Van der Elst, are hot attempting to break the height record.
"M. Cosyns is devoting all his ener-ties, while aloft, to examining the activities of the cosmic ray. He believes that, through the agency of the ray, it is possible to break through the exterior of the atom and study the internal particles.
Should the young scientist prove the correctness of his theory, new possibilities may be opened up for the tapping of the unlimited energy with which the atmosphere and stratosphere are The balloon itself has a measurement of 16,000 cubic metres, and is filled with "pure hydrogen, supplied by the Belgian army—United Press.
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