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| CONTENTS. | |
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| PART I. | |
| THE CONQUEST OF THE SKIES—1783. | |
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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 |
