 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pages
...lasted about twenty-rive minutes, and durin? which time, they passed over a space of rive miles. From the account given by the Marquis, they met with several...give a very sensible shock to the machine, and the direction of the motion seemed to be from the upper part downwards. It appears also that they were... | |
 | George Crabb - Industrial arts - 1830 - 384 pages
...the Marquis d'Arlandes, and in the space of twenty-five minutes went about five miles, [n this voyage they met with several different currents of air, the...which was to give a very sensible shock to the machine They were also in danger of having the machine burnt altogether, if the fire had not been quickly extinguished... | |
 | George Crabb - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 426 pages
...the Marquis d'Arlandes, and in the space of twenty-five minutes went about five miles. In this voyage they met with several different currents of air, the...was to give a very sensible shock to the machine. They were also in danger of having the machine jurnt altogether, if the fire had not been quick y extinguished... | |
 | George Crabb - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 434 pages
...:he Marquis d'Arlandes, and in the space of :wenty-fire minutes went about five miles. In this voyage they met with several different currents of air, the effect of which was to give a very sensiUr shock to the machine. They were also in danger of having the machine )urnt altogether, if the... | |
 | 1837 - 756 pages
...space of about five miles. From the account given by the Marquis d'Orlandes, it :I|.]::-;H - that tliey met with several different currents of air; the effect of which was to dive a very sensible shock to the iimchiiu and the direction of the motion seemed to b« from the upper... | |
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... of the motion seemed to be from the upper part downwards. It appears also that they were in some danger of having the balloon burnt altogether; as the Marquis observed several round holes made by the fire in the lower part of it, which alarmed him... 
