Bacon, Gertrude, 1874-1949 · New York, Dodd, Mead & company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 32
e publicinterest in hisventure, to col-lect subscriptionsto defray the costof his balloon,which was to bea Charlier, andto find a suitablesite in Londonfor the inflation and ascent. He met with disappointmentsand disasters enough to discourage a lessenthusiastic man, but at length, after… … Vincent Lunaedi. 34 BALLOONS AND FLYING MACHINES Still Lunardis trials were not at an end.The balloon was advertised to ascend at acertain hour; but the supply of gas was in-sufficient, so that when the time came it wasonly partially filled, and a long delay ensued.The vast crowd—more than half…
Aeronautics
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
