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Aeronautica, or, Sketches illustrative of the theory and practice of aerostation : comprising an enlarged account of the late aerial expedition to Germany
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- London : F.C. Westley, 1838
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- vii, 355 pages : frontispiece (3 portrait) 5 plates, diagrams ; 22 cm
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- ocm02993307, ocm02993307
- Aerial expedition to Germany.--Analysis of the phenomena of aerostation.--Letters descriptive of previous ascents.--Letter on the subject of Mr. Cocking's parachute.--Catalogue of aeronauts.--Observations on the guidance of the balloon.--Observations on the regulation of the equilibrium.--Observations on the disposition and flight of birds.--Verses upon the voyage to Germany