Through the air
By: a narratives of forty years' experience as an ae□ronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the air of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons. By John Wise.
Publisher: To-day publishing company
Published: 1873
Place of publication: Philadelphia; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 650
Subjects: Aeronautics -- History.; Balloons.
Notes: An enlarged edition of the author's "System of aeronautics", issued in 1850.