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tle of gases, they were at a lossto know of what material to make theirballoon, to prevent the gas escaping. Afterseveral failures they eventually constructeda bag of a special kind of silk, and coated 26 BALLOONS AND FLYING MACHINES it all over with a varnish made of indiarubberdissolved in… … Attack on the Fikst Chaklier Balloon. the bag was successfully filled, and the ascentwas made in Paris in the presence of anenormous crowd. The little balloon roseupwards with immense rapidity, until it waslost to sight in the clouds. Ascending yethigher, it presently burst, and came to theearth in…
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