Airopaidia: containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from Minutes made during the Voyage: Hints on the Improvement of Balloons, and Mode of Inflation by Steam. Means to Prevent their Descent over Water: Occasional Enquiries into the State of the Atmosphere, Favouring their Direction: with various Philosophical Observations and Conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain: with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to ærial navigation: with a copious index. By Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chester
printed for the author, by J. Fletcher; and sold by W. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet-Street, London; J. Poole, Chester; and other booksellers
1786, [1786]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T93708. - P.[361] misnumbered 360. - Price from imprint: Price, in Boards, 7s. 6d. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The roman pagination begins with p.IIII on a recto. - With a half-title |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([3],VIII,[1],360[i.e.361],[1]p.,plates) map 8° |