Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation
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Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation

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eBook - ePub

Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation

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Publisher
pubOne.info
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9782819929277
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. THE DOMINION OF THE AIR
  2. CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF AERONAUTICS.
  3. CHAPTER II. THE INVENTION OF THE BALLOON.
  4. CHAPTER III. THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT IN ENGLAND.
  5. CHAPTER IV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALLOON PHILOSOPHY.
  6. CHAPTER V. SOME FAMOUS EARLY VOYAGERS.
  7. CHAPTER VI. CHARLES GREEN AND THE NASSAU BALLOON.
  8. CHAPTER VII. CHARLES GREENā€”FURTHER ADVENTURES.
  9. CHAPTER VIII. JOHN WISEā€”THE AMERICAN AERONAUT.
  10. CHAPTER IX. EARLY METHODS AND IDEAS.
  11. CHAPTER X. THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW ERA.
  12. CHAPTER XI. THE BALLOON IN THE SERVICE OF SCIENCE.
  13. CHAPTER XII. HENRY COXWELL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES.
  14. CHAPTER XIII. SOME NOTEWORTHY ASCENTS.
  15. CHAPTER XIV. THE HIGHEST ASCENT ON RECORD.
  16. CHAPTER XV. FURTHER SCIENTIFIC VOYAGES OF GLAISHER AND COXWELL.
  17. CHAPTER XVI. SOME FAMOUS FRENCH AERONAUTS.
  18. CHAPTER XVII. ADVENTURE AND ENTERPRISE.
  19. CHAPTER XVIII. THE BALLOON IN THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
  20. CHAPTER XIX. THE TRAGEDY OF THE ZENITHā€”THE NAVIGABLE BALLOON
  21. CHAPTER XX. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
  22. CHAPTER XXI. THE COMING OF THE FLYING MACHINE.
  23. CHAPTER XXII. THE STORY OF THE SPENCERS.
  24. CHAPTER XXIII. NEW DEPARTURES IN AEROSTATION.
  25. CHAPTER XXIV. ANDREE AND HIS VOYAGES
  26. CHAPTER XXV. THE MODERN AIRSHIPā€”IN SEARCH OF THE LEONIDS.
  27. CHAPTER XXVI. RECENT AERONAUTICAL EVENTS.
  28. CHAPTER XXVII. THE POSSIBILITIES OF BALLOONS IN WARFARE.
  29. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE AIR.
  30. CHAPTER XXIX. CONCLUSION.
  31. Copyright