The conquest of the air; the romance of aerial navigation (1902)
Alexander, John · New York, A. Wessels company · leaf 40
In eighteen hoursthe balloon had carried the travellers across morethan 500 miles of land and sea. It took six longdays and longer nights to cart it to Paris. The voyage still ranks as one of the most ambitiousexploits in ballooning; but was subsequently excelledby the aerial voyage of two…
Aeronautics
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