Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon (1908)
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rried abarometer, which he had himself constructed for the purpose ofdetermining the height to which the balloon had risen, andherein may be seen the result of the ideas which originated withLana and Galien. In order to determine the direction of thewind before starting, Charles had provided a… … MONTGOLEIERES, CHARLIERES, AND EOZIEKES. 21 no bitterness-existed between the two inventors, although it isundoubtedly true that there was a very lively controversy as to
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