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THE first observations upon the effects of flying seem to have been made in 1783, when some sheep and fowls were sent up in a balloon to a height of several hundred feet. Apparently, upon its descent, the observers were delighted to find that the aerial flight had induced no ill-effects. In December of this year, however, after an ascent to about 10,000 feet, a human observer is reported to have experienced considerable discomfort from the effects of cold as well as pain in the right ear.
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FLACK, M. The Physiological Effects of Flying1. Nature 121, 986–988 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121986a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/121986a0