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First Aerial Ship, The Eagle

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193209
Date
1830-1840
Description
Representation of the aerial ship, the Eagle, giving its measurements, components and projected flight time and distance for its round-trip flight from London to Paris using an new navigation system. The accompanying broadside advertises the Eagle, open for viewing to the members of the European Aeronautical Society, at the Society's Dock Yard.
 
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Subject
Sails -- Aerodynamics, Navigation (Aeronautics), Airships, Broadsides, Lennox, Comte de
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