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Aeronautica; or, The history of aviation and aerostation, told in contemporary autograph letters, books, broadsides, drawings, engravings, manuscripts, newspapers, paintings, posters, press notices, etc., dating from the year 1557 to 1880 (1900)

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Allthe passengers were bruised and some seriously hurt. The Balloon and car were afterwards brought to England andexhibited at the Crystal Palace. Nadar started a paper called LAeronaute, and published asmall book on Aerostation. A presentation copy of this book, con-taining Nadars signed autograph… … .4- - o s 0 o U yso oZ ^ In the summer of 1873 the proprietors of the New York DailyGraphic, reviewing a project discussed by Charles Green in 1840,determined to construct a very large Balloon, and thus enable theAmerican Aeronaut, John Wise, to realize his favourite scheme ofcrossing the Atlantic.…

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