Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 318
worked out the problemof transmitting power by means of a cog-wheel arrange-ment attached to a propeller shaft, he attached his boat tothe gas-bag and in May of this year made his first flight atthe Columbus driving park. The wind was blowing about ten miles an hour, butdespite the adverse currents… … CROMWELL DIXON.An aeronaut at fourteen years of age. flights were close to the ground, but this he has since reme-died by increasing the capacity of the balloon. By using a high-geared bicycle wheel he was able todevelop considerable power, the wide expanse of his pro-peller-blades assisting in…
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