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 230
ther apartmentwas of the natureof a bed-sitting-room for theentire family,which includedchildren, par-ents, and grand-parents. Amidsuch surround-ings, I was onlyable to eat acouple of eggs, though in reality I was very hungry. Violent gesticulationsfollowed, and I was ultimately led to understand… … Fig. 129.—Water anchor for balloon.(From Die Umschau.) 210 AIRSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. the head of the family, was assigned to me as a bedroom, and Iwas invited to retire. So I laid myself on the bed in full uniformwith my sword at a convenient distance, as I could not helpfeeling that the continued…
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