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Travels in space; a history of aerial navigation (1902)

Valentine, E. Seton, Tomlinson, F. L. · London Hurst and Blackett · leaf 96

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e. Indeed, for some years balloon-ing, having lost its novelty, ceased to cut any greatfigure in the scientific world, and few experiments in A HISTORY OF AERIAL NAVIGATION. 77 the department of aerial navigation occur worth record-ing in Europe. Two scientific investigators, Pauly and Egg,… … WORMS S XAVIGABLE BALLOON. shaped aerostat was employed by them. The net wasattached to a frame round the lower part oi theballoon, the latter being attached to the frame by aribbon, so as to enable it to act as a parachute inthe event of a bursting of the balloon. Wings aredescribed composed of a…

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