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 36
ilosophicsans Pretention is a view of a flying-machine. In themidst of a frame of light wood sits the operator, steadyinghimself with one hand, and with the other turning acremailicrc, which appears to give a very quick rotatorymovement to two glass globes revolving upon a vertical axis.The… … t::c tzxixs M ATTEMPTS TO FLY IN THEAIR. 21 hotel, on the banks of the Seine, and fell into a boat full ofwasherwomen on the river. All these unfortunate attemptswere lampooned, burlesqued on the stage, and pursued withthe mockery of the public. Up to this time, therefore, the efforts of man to…
Balloons · Balloon ascensions
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