Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon (1908)
Hildebrandt, A. (Alfred), b. 1870, Story, W. H. tr · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 108
Fig. 44.—Count dela Vaulx. … 88 AIKSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. 2 cwt. of moisture, and it is evident that a dead weight of thisorder may have considerable effect on the length of journeywhich it is possible to undertake. A balloon of a capacity of25,000 cubic feet has great advantages from the point of view oftransport, and also…
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