Travels in space; a history of aerial navigation (1902)
Valentine, E. Seton, Tomlinson, F. L. · London Hurst and Blackett · leaf 282
scription was soon opened, the Kingof Sweden contributing a large sum ; the late AlfredNobel alone subscribed ^3,588. The financial outlaybeing thus assured, Andree made a number of journeysto various European capitals in order to consultscientists and practical aeronauts upon his scheme, andthe… … A HISTORY OF AERIAL NAVIGATION. 26: struction of the car the use of iron or steel wasprohibited, in order not to interfere with the actionof the magnetic instruments. It was therefore entirelyof wood and wicker-work ; a feature of the whole wasthat all the articles comprising the aeronautical equip-
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