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 36
y with great difficultythat the King was persuaded to give his permission, as it hadbeen intended to experiment on two criminals who were con-demned to death, and their lives were to have been spared ifthey succeeded in reaching the ground in safety. The King,however, finally gave his consent, and… … Fig. 8.—Portjengrat, an Alpine peak. Photograph by Spelterini. buried beneath the ruins. He was, however, rescued by [hiscompanion, and able to crawl out into the open. Similaraccidents happen nowadays in calm weather if the landing causesany rupture in the body of the balloon. The gas then…
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