Wonderful Balloon Ascents; or the Conquest of the Skies
F. (Fulgence) Marion Wonderful Balloon Ascents; or the Conquest of the Skies Table of Contents
Wonderful Balloon Ascents; or the Conquest of the Skies...... 1 F. (Fulgence) Marion...... 1 PREFACE...... 2 BALLOONS AND AIR JOURNEYS...... 3 PART I. THE CONQUEST OF THE SKIES.¡783...... 3 Chapter I. Introduction...... 3 Chapter II. Attempts in Ancient Times to Fly in the Air...... 5 Chapter III. The Theory of Balloons...... 9 Chapter IV. First Public Trial of the Balloon...... 12 Chapter V. Second Experiment...... 14 Chapter VI. Third Experiment...... 15 Chapter VII. Fourth Experiment...... 17 Chapter VIII. Men and Balloons...... 18 Chapter IX. The First Aerial Voyage Roziers and Arlandes...... 19 Chapter X. The Second Arial Voyage...... 22 PART II. The History of Aerostation from the Year 1783...... 27 Chapter I. The Open Route Travels and Travellers Great Increase in the Number of Air Voyages Lyons, Ascent of "Le Flesselles Milan, Ascent of Adriani Flight of a Balloon from London