Travels in space; a history of aerial navigation (1902)
Valentine, E. Seton, Tomlinson, F. L. · London Hurst and Blackett · leaf 252
circle, returning to the point ofdeparture. Captain Renard was the officer in chargeof the official balloon establishment at Chalais-Meudon,while his associate was an infantry officer greatlyinterested in aeronautical science. For some yearsprevious the pair had been making experiments witha… … A HISTORY OF AERIAL XAVIGATIOX. 235 minutes and descendino- at Meiidon in safety. Theballoon was constructed of great lightness and firmness,150 feet long ; the car was of bamboo, and the dynamooperating the screw was of eight-horse power. The achievement was naturally hailed with greatenthusiasm…
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