Wonderful ballon ascents : or, The conquest of the skies. A history of balloons and balloon voyages (1870)
Marion, Fulgence · New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 154
Llanchard. with the wings and the helm, were to serve especially thepurpose of steering at will, which he had often said wasquite practicable as soon as a certain elevation hail beenreached. The two aeronauts ascended, having with them a number … FIRST AERIAL VOYAGE IN ENGLAND. I41 of scientific and musical instruments, some refreshments,ballast, &c. Twice the ascent failed, and eventually Shel-don got out, and Blanchard went up again alone. Blanchard says that, on this second ascent, he wascarried first north-east, then east-south-east…
Balloons · Balloon ascensions
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