Jn einem Schreiben an Herrn D. Johann Heinrich Rahn, Prof. der Phys. und Mathem. in Zürich

con una corsa a Lione, Parigi e Londra

reduced at the expense of The British Association for the Advancement of Science

historical, theoretical and practical : illustrated by upwards of three thousend engravings on wood by R. Branston

comprehending its earliest investigations, and modern practice and art. Designed as a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art. ; in three parts. containing an account of the various attempts in the Art of Flying by Artificial Means, from the Earliest Period down to the Discovery of the Aeronautic Machine by the Montgolfiers, in 1782, and to a later Period. With a brief history of the author's fifteen years' experience in aerial voyages ; also, full instructions in the art of making balloons, parachutes, etc. etc., as adapted to the practice of aerial navigation, and directions to prepare experimental balloons

experiments and adventures in the atmosphere