Annals of some remarkable aërial and alpine voyages, including those of the author : to which are added, observations on the partial deafness to which aerial and mountain travellers are liable, and an essay on the flight and migration of birds, the whole being intended as supplementary to "Researches about atmospheric phenomena" (1832)
Forster, T.(Thomas),1789-1860 · London : Keating and Brown · leaf 18
ious childhood. Taken as a whole, Aerostation, as well as navigation, proves the per-severing industry of man in overcoming the difficulties which the elementspresent to his projects, and in attaining to as much knowledge as canbe gained of surrounding Nature, in this our earthly pilgrimage,A mode… … INDEX OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY REMARKS, ORIGIN (IF AEROSTATION, AERIAL AND ALPINE VOYAGES, p. 1. SEC. PAGE //. Of the tarty attempts to fli/ 6 ///. Of the fire balloons and aerial voyages 7 IV. Of aerostation in England and other countries 15 V. Aerial and a/pine voyages since the year…
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