Home and Social Philosophy: Or, Chapters on Every-day Topics, Bind 2G. P. Putnam, 1852 |
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... balloon to fill with it and make go up to the ceiling , or a bag - pipe full of it to blow soap - bubbles with , and show how much faster they rise than common ones , blown with the breath . " " So do I , " interposed Master Tom . " And ...
... balloon to fill with it and make go up to the ceiling , or a bag - pipe full of it to blow soap - bubbles with , and show how much faster they rise than common ones , blown with the breath . " " So do I , " interposed Master Tom . " And ...
Side 51
... balloon was Dr. Black , who , in 1767 , proposed to inflate a large skin with hydrogen gas ; and the first who brought theory into practice were the brothers Montgolfier . But their theory was that of the " fire - balloon , " or the ...
... balloon was Dr. Black , who , in 1767 , proposed to inflate a large skin with hydrogen gas ; and the first who brought theory into practice were the brothers Montgolfier . But their theory was that of the " fire - balloon , " or the ...
Side 52
... balloon , and the whole machine became presently one mass of flame . It was consumed in the air , as it descended , and with it , of course , the unfortunate Pilâtre de Rosier . The untimely fate of the Marquis d'Arlandes , his ...
... balloon , and the whole machine became presently one mass of flame . It was consumed in the air , as it descended , and with it , of course , the unfortunate Pilâtre de Rosier . The untimely fate of the Marquis d'Arlandes , his ...
Side 53
... balloon , those who held the ropes , misunderstanding his direction , let go entirely , and the balloon instantly rose , while the aëronaut remained calmly seated , wiping his forehead with a handkerchief , after the exertions he had ...
... balloon , those who held the ropes , misunderstanding his direction , let go entirely , and the balloon instantly rose , while the aëronaut remained calmly seated , wiping his forehead with a handkerchief , after the exertions he had ...
Side 54
... balloon , to enable the people to glide away from us with safety to themselves -down they all went about thirty feet ! -then , up they came again , and so on . There we sat quietly all the while in our wicker buck - basket , utterly ...
... balloon , to enable the people to glide away from us with safety to themselves -down they all went about thirty feet ! -then , up they came again , and so on . There we sat quietly all the while in our wicker buck - basket , utterly ...
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