The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 - 908 pages |
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Page 82
... balloon ' , cartoon ' , & c .; chagrin ' , violin ' , & c .; routine , marine ' , & c . " Also the following words : -cadet ' , brunette ' , gazette ' , cravat ' , canal ' , control ' , gazelle ' , amateur ' , fatigue , antique ...
... balloon ' , cartoon ' , & c .; chagrin ' , violin ' , & c .; routine , marine ' , & c . " Also the following words : -cadet ' , brunette ' , gazette ' , cravat ' , canal ' , control ' , gazelle ' , amateur ' , fatigue , antique ...
Page 106
... balloon as by one situated on the surface itself ; whereas any noise origi- nating in the balloon would be heard at the surface as faintly as if the ear were placed in the rarefied air on a level with the balloon . This was exemplified ...
... balloon as by one situated on the surface itself ; whereas any noise origi- nating in the balloon would be heard at the surface as faintly as if the ear were placed in the rarefied air on a level with the balloon . This was exemplified ...
Page 184
... near one end of the ellipse , the major axis of which extends in some cases to a length of eighteen or twenty miles . See METEOR . MONTGOLFIER'S BALLOON GARNERIN'S PARACHUTE in averions LUNARDI'S BALLOON References to 184 A E R - A ER.
... near one end of the ellipse , the major axis of which extends in some cases to a length of eighteen or twenty miles . See METEOR . MONTGOLFIER'S BALLOON GARNERIN'S PARACHUTE in averions LUNARDI'S BALLOON References to 184 A E R - A ER.
Page 184
... BALLOON References to Blanchards Balloon A The Balloom made of Taffeta 26 Fe in diameter covered with a Not B The Car suspended by longitudinal Cords from the Hoop C D. 1. D.D. The Wings moved by Rack werk E. FABrachute or Umbrella to ...
... BALLOON References to Blanchards Balloon A The Balloom made of Taffeta 26 Fe in diameter covered with a Not B The Car suspended by longitudinal Cords from the Hoop C D. 1. D.D. The Wings moved by Rack werk E. FABrachute or Umbrella to ...
Page 185
... balloon was invented , it was only natural that many should see in the " hidden and enclosed air " of Archytas ' dove a pre- vious discovery of the hot - air balloon . It is quite possible that Archytas may have rarefied the air in his ...
... balloon was invented , it was only natural that many should see in the " hidden and enclosed air " of Archytas ' dove a pre- vious discovery of the hot - air balloon . It is quite possible that Archytas may have rarefied the air in his ...
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