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 226
he reached the ground he wasjust as bad as before. In a free balloon there is no sensation of sea-sickness, as theballoon floats gently along; but with a captive balloon thingsare very different on a windy day, and sooner or later everybodysuccumbs. The first ascent offers curious sensations for… … noting the time which it takes to reach places on the map, hutan experienced halloonist can generally make a fairly accurate 206 AIRSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. guess. The height affects the apparent speed, and must betaken into account. In the year 1899 Captain von Sigsfeld made an ascent in thecompany…
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