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Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aëronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also, an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons

By John Wise

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Publisher
To-Day Printing and Publishing
Year
1873
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
76 MB (79902494 bytes)
Pages
684\684
Orientation
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2024-09-28 02:48:20
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John Wise (February 24, 1808 – September 28, 1879) was a pioneer in the field of ballooning. He made over 400 flights during his lifetime and was responsible for several innovations in balloon design. His balloon, The Jupiter, carried 123 letters to make the first official airmail delivery run for the US Post Office in 1859.

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