Aëronautics: an abridgment of aëronautical specifications filed at the Patent Office from A. D. 1815 to A. D. 1891 (1893)
Brewer, Griffith, comp, Alexander, Patrick Y., joint comp, Great Britain. Patent Office · London, Taylor and Francis · leaf 123
James Yate. {Communicated by Alexandre Ciurcu.) " Jet Propulsion." A compound consisting of nitrate of ammonia, petroleum, and charcoal is burnt within a closed vessel, contained in the car of the balloon. The gas formed by this combustion is per- mitted to escape through a suitable orifice, and… … peller which is actuated by the aeronaut. The propeller may
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