Mr. Green's Intended Aerial Voyage across the Atlantic
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Date
1840Description
Article from the April 4, 1840 issue of The Mirror about Charles Green's intended voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and the use of propellers and guide rope as a means of navigating a balloon. An accompanying illustration shows Green's balloon with attached steering mechanism and guide-rope. Due to an injury, Mr. Green never made the voyage. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/663
Subject
Navigation (Aeronautics), Balloonists, Ballooning, Mason, Monck, 1803-1889, Green, Charles, 1785-1870