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PART I. | |
THE CONQUEST OF THE SKIES—1783. | |
CHAPTER I. page
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Introduction | 1 |
CHAPTER II. | |
Attempts in Ancient Times to fly in the Air | 7 |
CHAPTER III. | |
The Theory of Balloons | 22 |
CHAPTER IV. | |
The First Public Trial of the Balloon—Montgolfier's Balloon, Annonay, June 5th, 1783 | 32 |
CHAPTER V. | |
Second Experiment—Charle's Balloon, Paris, Champ de Mars, August 27, 1783 | 36 |