The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 63Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1902 - American literature |
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Page 67
... hundred thousand francs for the first diri- gible balloon or flying - machine that should make the round trip in half an hour , is a matter of common knowledge . At the first official trial he missed winning the prize by only nine ...
... hundred thousand francs for the first diri- gible balloon or flying - machine that should make the round trip in half an hour , is a matter of common knowledge . At the first official trial he missed winning the prize by only nine ...
Page 68
... hundred and thirteen cubic meters . The little " Brazil ” was always filled with hydrogen , and after each ascension ... hundred cubic feet of gas , which gave it a lifting - power of four hundred and fifty pounds . Being of varnished ...
... hundred and thirteen cubic meters . The little " Brazil ” was always filled with hydrogen , and after each ascension ... hundred cubic feet of gas , which gave it a lifting - power of four hundred and fifty pounds . Being of varnished ...
Page 69
... hundred and forty pounds , while I weighed one hun- dred pounds . This left one hundred and forty pounds for ballast and my primitive shifting - weights ; for I saw from the begin- ning that if I would navigate the air seriously I must ...
... hundred and forty pounds , while I weighed one hun- dred pounds . This left one hundred and forty pounds for ballast and my primitive shifting - weights ; for I saw from the begin- ning that if I would navigate the air seriously I must ...
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... hundred feet to the ground , and it would have ended fatally for me had I not called out to some people who had spontaneously caught hold of my guide - rope to pull hard in the direc- tion opposite to that of the wind . By this ...
... hundred feet to the ground , and it would have ended fatally for me had I not called out to some people who had spontaneously caught hold of my guide - rope to pull hard in the direc- tion opposite to that of the wind . By this ...
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... hundred cubic feet , it was ninety - five feet long and nine feet in its greatest diameter , but no longer a ... hundred and forty turns per minute , I realized one hundred and twenty - one pounds of traction . In truth , the motor ...
... hundred cubic feet , it was ninety - five feet long and nine feet in its greatest diameter , but no longer a ... hundred and forty turns per minute , I realized one hundred and twenty - one pounds of traction . In truth , the motor ...
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