Piccard, Auguste
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 28 January 1884 at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Basel, Switzerland, 47n33, 7e35 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m7e35 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   08°28'  17°27 Asc. 16°41'
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Biography
Swiss scientist, inventor and physicist who, as a man of many talents, was the originator of an airtight, airborne gondola in which he ascended to about 53,000 feet in 1932. In 1953, Piccard manned a bathyscaph that descend some 10,330 feet into the sea.
He died in Lausanne, Switzerland on 3/25/1962.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 25 March 1962 (Age 78)
- Work : Great Achievement 1932 (Ascended to 53,000 feet in gondola)
- Work : Great Achievement 1953 (Descended in bathyscope some 10,330 feet)
Source Notes
Wemyss FN No.143 quotes records. Same in Astrosophie, 12/1936, from B.R.
Categories
- Personal : Birth : Twin, triplet, etc. (Twins)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Abstract thought (Creator, inventor, scientist)
- Vocation : Science : Physics
Categories: 1884 births | Birthday 28 January | Birthplace Basel, Switzerland | Sun 8 Aquarius | Moon 17 Aquarius | Asc 16 Libra | 1962 deaths | Personal : Birth : Twin, triplet, etc. | Notable : Book Collection : American Book | Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Abstract thought | Vocation : Science : Physics
