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CONTENTS.
PART I.
THE CONQUEST OF THE SKIES—1783.
CHAPTER I.
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Introduction 1
CHAPTER II.
Attempts in Ancient Times to fly in the Air 7
CHAPTER III.
The Theory of Balloons 22
CHAPTER IV.
The First Public Trial of the Balloon—Montgolfier's Balloon, Annonay, June 5th, 1783 32
CHAPTER V.
Second Experiment—Charle's Balloon, Paris, Champ de Mars, August 27, 1783 36
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