1966 Press Photo Cannon used to collect atmospheric data on Barbados Island
1966 Press Photo Cannon used to collect atmospheric data on Barbados Island
Guns - Artillery (To collect information on wind velocities. etc). A 120-foot cannon, weighing 400,000 pounds, will be used by the Martin Company, to launch a payload into the atmosphere for collecting information on wind velocities and electrical fields. The cannon, located at Barbados Island, West Indies, was built at McGill University in Canada.
Photo is dated 1966.
Photo measures 8 x 9 inches.
$7.00
Original: $19.99
-65%
1966 Press Photo Cannon used to collect atmospheric data on Barbados Island—
$19.99
$7.00
Description
Guns - Artillery (To collect information on wind velocities. etc). A 120-foot cannon, weighing 400,000 pounds, will be used by the Martin Company, to launch a payload into the atmosphere for collecting information on wind velocities and electrical fields. The cannon, located at Barbados Island, West Indies, was built at McGill University in Canada.