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 88
led. Soon after, in spite of the wind, it was in-flated in all its parts, and the ascent was made. . TheMarquis dArlandes and M. Pilatre des Roziers were infhe gallery. The first intention was to raise the machineand pull it back with ropes, to test it, to find out the exactweight which it could… … THE FIRST AERIAL VOYAGE. THE FIRST AERIAL VOYAGE. 73 and the cords which held it shook with so much force thatseveral rents were made in the balloon. The machine,being brought back to its place, was repaired in less thantwo hours. Being again inflated, it rose once more, bearingthe same persons,…
Balloons · Balloon ascensions
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