American. [ NOVEMBER 13, 1886. | 310 A GIGANTIC KITE, After remaining for along time an object of amuse- After firmly fastening the cord, which was 820 feet accuracy of his theory and formulas on a large scale. ment merely, the kite is becoming one of study for the mechanician, who finds in it a… … spectators on the 16th of May be considered are its weight, last, when Mr. Maillot operat- MAILLOT’S GIGANTIC KITE, ®. P; its plane surface ; the po- ed his kite in the presence of sition of its center of gravity, the members of the Society. It was rightly feared which the trial has the effect of…
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