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The History and Practice of Aerostation. by Tiberius Cavallo, F.R.S Tiberius Cavallo No preview available - 2018 |
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aerial voyage Aeroftatic experiments aeroftatic machine aeronaut afcended againſt almoſt Annonay anſwer aperture atmoſphere ballaft barometer becauſe befides beſt bird-lime bladder Blanchard boat bottle chine common air confequence confiderable conſtructed courſe cubic cubic foot defcended defcribed diſcovery diſtance eafily elaſtic equal bulk eſcape eſpecially fafely faftened faid fame fecond feems feven fhew fide filk filled fince fire firft firſt flammable air flying fome foon fphere ftuff fubftances fubject fuch fufficient furface gallery glaſs greateſt himſelf inches increaſe inflammable air inflammable-air balloon iron itſelf juſt laft laſt leaſt leſs lighter likewife loon means meaſure minutes Montgolfier moſt muſt neceffary notwithſtanding o'clock oars obfervation occafion ounces paffed paſt perfons philofophical pounds pounds weight preſent purpoſe quantity raiſed rarefied Regiomontanus ropes Rozier ſeems ſeveral ſhape ſhort ſhould ſmall ſome ſpherical ſtrong ſtuff ſuch themſelves thermometer theſe thofe thoſe tion tube uſed varniſh veffel vitriolic acid weight wind wings