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... balloon of common twilled muslin of about 100 feet in diameter . This machine , properly coated with varnish , will ... balloon at a mile of elevation would leave the vessel or land position which acts as a retaining point out of reach ...
... balloon of common twilled muslin of about 100 feet in diameter . This machine , properly coated with varnish , will ... balloon at a mile of elevation would leave the vessel or land position which acts as a retaining point out of reach ...
Page 94
... balloon in which he ascended from Shotover Hill he was ' the sole projector , architect , workman and chemist ' . A little later he was to have all the publicity which a growing interest could give him , for , ' in the presence of a ...
... balloon in which he ascended from Shotover Hill he was ' the sole projector , architect , workman and chemist ' . A little later he was to have all the publicity which a growing interest could give him , for , ' in the presence of a ...
Page 95
... balloon with which to discover new countries by passing over hitherto inaccessible boundaries . A balloon with a large reflector and burning glass to bring a little summer heat at Christmas time . A balloon for delicate constitutions to ...
... balloon with which to discover new countries by passing over hitherto inaccessible boundaries . A balloon with a large reflector and burning glass to bring a little summer heat at Christmas time . A balloon for delicate constitutions to ...
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