Hi,

Miles Maxted wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 MM> You'll have seen my reply to Paul already ... my minor scratching 
 MM> around the quote suggests that Nils Bohr was the student involved 
 MM> - but I was more interested in dreaming up novel ways of 
 MM> accomplishing the task.

Yes, it was he.

 MM> Any additions come to mind ?

Attach it to a helium-filled balloon and take a reading at the building
top. Of course, two minor things come into play here; 1) make absolutely
sure the device is correctly calibrated before sending it up, and 2) there
are no pressure systems around at the time.
 
 MM> :-)

(-:-)


Regards,

Roger
P.S. I thought that story looked vaguely familiar.  I didn't read the
message until this morning.

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