Travels in space; a history of aerial navigation (1902)
Valentine, E. Seton, Tomlinson, F. L. · London Hurst and Blackett · leaf 38
rward andannounced that as soon as the interior of this mightyobject should contain sufficient gas (otherwise hotair produced by burning straw) they would give asignal and it would rise of itself to the clouds. Wehardly need to be told that, by the majority of thosepresent, notwithstanding the… … |jmji4«^^::|:^1ij| P 5: 5 i o s fi ■J. A g S 5o az !«=; C P3 A HISTORY OF AERIAL NAVIGATION. 21 momentcirily larger. Strong arms are now requiredto retain it. At a given signal it is loosed, rises withrapidity, and in ten minutes attains a height of 6,000feet ; it proceeds 7,668 feet in a…
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