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Aerostation Pneumatics Plate II

Lowry, Wilson, 1762-1824; Longman and Rees (London, England)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193221
Date
1803
Description
Print representing the technical aspects of two types of balloon inflation, shown side by side: gas (on the left) and hot-air (on the right). Above are pictured two balloons filled via the methods below; two aeronauts are in the balloon on the left and one is in the one on the right, perhaps representing the earliest aeronauts.
 
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Subject
pneumatic structures, Balloons (aircraft)
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