The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. kötetThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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186. oldal
... balloon . Albert of Saxony , a monk of the order of St Augustine , Albert of and a commentator on the physical works of Aristotle , Saxony . seems first to have comprehended ( though in a very vague and erroneous manner ) the principles ...
... balloon . Albert of Saxony , a monk of the order of St Augustine , Albert of and a commentator on the physical works of Aristotle , Saxony . seems first to have comprehended ( though in a very vague and erroneous manner ) the principles ...
187. oldal
... balloons , a very fanciful scheme was proposed by Joseph Galien , a Dominican friar , and professor of philosophy and theology in the papal ... balloon . The bro- a town about 40 miles from Lyons . EARLY EXPERIMENTS . ] 187 AERONAUTICS.
... balloons , a very fanciful scheme was proposed by Joseph Galien , a Dominican friar , and professor of philosophy and theology in the papal ... balloon . The bro- a town about 40 miles from Lyons . EARLY EXPERIMENTS . ] 187 AERONAUTICS.
188. oldal
... balloon on a large scale . They accordingly invited the States of Vivarais , then assembled at Annonay , to witness their aerostatic experiment ; and on June 5 , 1783 , in the presence of a considerable concourse of spec- tators , a ...
... balloon on a large scale . They accordingly invited the States of Vivarais , then assembled at Annonay , to witness their aerostatic experiment ; and on June 5 , 1783 , in the presence of a considerable concourse of spec- tators , a ...
189. oldal
... balloon as now used are more or less due to Charles , who invented the valve at the top , suspended the car from a hoop , which was itself at tached to the balloon by netting , & c . The M. Robert who accompanied him in the ascent was ...
... balloon as now used are more or less due to Charles , who invented the valve at the top , suspended the car from a hoop , which was itself at tached to the balloon by netting , & c . The M. Robert who accompanied him in the ascent was ...
190. oldal
... balloon 27 feet in diameter , and descended at Billancourt , near Sévres . Just as the balloon was about to ascend , a young man jumped into the car , and , drawing his sword , de- clared his determination to ascend with Blanchard . He ...
... balloon 27 feet in diameter , and descended at Billancourt , near Sévres . Just as the balloon was about to ascend , a young man jumped into the car , and , drawing his sword , de- clared his determination to ascend with Blanchard . He ...
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