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Aerostatic Amusements

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Date
1838
Description
Four page article from the 1838 edition of "The Boys Own Book or Complete Guide to All the Diversions of Boyhood and Youth." On ballooning, noting the key historical moments in aeronautics, as well as a subsection of "To Construct a Balloon" on the final page. The first page contains an illustration of a balloon in the air, with a parachute descending in the background.
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