A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending Its Earliest Investigations, and Modern Practice and Art: Designed as a History for the Common Reader, and Guide to the Student of the Art. In Three Parts. Containing an Account of the Various Attempts in the Art of Flying by Artificial Means, from the Earliest Period Down to the Discovery of the Aeronautic Machine by the Montgolfiers, in 1782, and to a Later Period. With a Brief History of the Author's Fifteen Years' Experience in Aerial Voyages. Also, Full Instructions in the Art of Making Balloons ... |
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| Title | A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending Its Earliest Investigations, and Modern Practice and Art: Designed as a History for the Common Reader, and Guide to the Student of the Art. In Three Parts. Containing an Account of the Various Attempts in the Art of Flying by Artificial Means, from the ... |
| Author | John Wise |
| Publisher | J.A. Speel, 1850 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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