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The Aerial Messenger, April 12, 1852

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Pages from the April 12, 1852 issue of the Aerial Messenger, containing articles about various ballooning events, focusing on Mr. Hampton's Erin-Go-Bragh balloon, his safety parachute, and his new Arctic Surveying Balloon, constructed to aid in the search for the lost explorer Sir John Franklin.
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