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The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation

Chapter 15 FURTHER SCIENTIFIC VOYAGES OF GLAISHER AND COXWELL.

Word Count: 3028    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

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The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation
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1 Chapter 1 THE DAWN OF AERONAUTICS.2 Chapter 2 THE INVENTION OF THE BALLOON.3 Chapter 3 THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT IN ENGLAND.4 Chapter 4 THE DEVELOPMENT OF BALLOON PHILOSOPHY.5 Chapter 5 SOME FAMOUS EARLY VOYAGERS.6 Chapter 6 CHARLES GREEN AND THE NASSAU BALLOON.7 Chapter 7 CHARLES GREEN-FURTHER ADVENTURES.8 Chapter 8 JOHN WISE-THE AMERICAN AERONAUT.9 Chapter 9 EARLY METHODS AND IDEAS.10 Chapter 10 THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW ERA.11 Chapter 11 THE BALLOON IN THE SERVICE OF SCIENCE.12 Chapter 12 HENRY COXWELL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES.13 Chapter 13 SOME NOTEWORTHY ASCENTS.14 Chapter 14 THE HIGHEST ASCENT ON RECORD.15 Chapter 15 FURTHER SCIENTIFIC VOYAGES OF GLAISHER AND COXWELL.16 Chapter 16 SOME FAMOUS FRENCH AERONAUTS.17 Chapter 17 ADVENTURE AND ENTERPRISE.18 Chapter 18 THE BALLOON IN THE SIEGE OF PARIS.19 Chapter 19 THE TRAGEDY OF THE ZENITH-THE NAVIGABLE BALLOON20 Chapter 20 A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.21 Chapter 21 THE COMING OF THE FLYING MACHINE.22 Chapter 22 THE STORY OF THE SPENCERS.23 Chapter 23 NEW DEPARTURES IN AEROSTATION.24 Chapter 24 ANDREE AND HIS VOYAGES25 Chapter 25 THE MODERN AIRSHIP-IN SEARCH OF THE LEONIDS.26 Chapter 26 RECENT AERONAUTICAL EVENTS.27 Chapter 27 THE POSSIBILITIES OF BALLOONS IN WARFARE.28 Chapter 28 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE AIR.29 Chapter 29 CONCLUSION.