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 224
lin to Antwerp,when a velocity of 125 miles an hour was recorded. In competitions over great distances or for great lengths oftime, it is very important not to get worn out. At night time itis a good plan to take it in turns, and for one to sleep in theintervals. Warm clothing is an absolute… … Fig. 127.—The Hofburg, Vienna.Photograph by Captain Hinterstoisser would add to the pleasures of existence. But fires are animpossibility, and enterprising persons have therefore thought-fully provided the aeronaut with a variety of tinned provisionswhich can be cooked by adding water to the…
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