Glaisher, James, Travels in the air

(London :  R. Bentley,  1871.)

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LIST OF WOODCUTS.
 

PART L
AERIAL TRA VELS OF J. GLAISHER.

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Ascent of Mont Blanc...................        1

Mr. Gkisher in the car...................      23

Grteen falls into the sea...........»..*....      25

Blanchard's car.....................      32

The balloon forming a parachute...............      33

The instruments of Mr. Glaisher arranged in the car  ........    .      39

Shadow of the balloon on the clouds.............    .      45

Above the clouds....................    .      47

'^ We passed through a magnificent cumulus cloud ".........      48

Beneath a beautiful mass of cumulus clouds............      51

Mr. Glaisher insensible at the height of seven miles.........      55

The pigeons......................      58

The departure ......................      59

Descent at Newhaven.....,.............      63

Between two clouds, four miles high..............      64

Three miles high : " Clouds below us, others on our level at a distance, and

yet more above "........,..........      65

" Rain fell pattering on the balloon "..............      69

Nimbi, or rain-clouds, above four miles high.    .    .    «........      73

The descent........^..............      74

The cottage...................    .    .    .    .      77

Filling a balloon.....................      78

The subm^bs of London in the distance..............      83

'' The moon was shining, but seemed to give no light"........      84

" After a time the moon shone with increased brightness ''.......      93

The rainbow............,..........      94

" The sun rose, flooding with light the whole extent of cloudland beyond ^' .    .      97

Charles and De Saussure..................    101
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