The dominion of the air
Subtitle: the story of aërial navigation.
Publisher: Cassell and Company
Published: 1904
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 356
Description: This 1904 edition was the 'cheap edition' of a book first published in 1902 and therefore contains very little on heavier-than-air flight, which did not exist when the book was originally issued. Nevertheless, it is a fine well-illustrated history of aerostation up until that time. A must for the aviation enthusiast.
Table of contents: title: Chapters -; title: I.            The Dawn of Aeronautics; title: II.           The Invention of the Balloon; title: III.          The First Balloon Ascent in England; title: IV.           The Development of Balloon Philosophy; title: V.            Some Famous Early Voyagers; title: VI.          Charles Green and the Nassau Balloon; title: VII.         Charles Green - Further Adventures; title: VIII.        John Wise, the American Aeronaut; title: IX.          Early Methods and Ideas; title: X.           The Commencement of a New Era; title: XI.          The Balloon in the Service of Science; title: XII.         Henry Coxwell and his Contemporaries; title: XIII.        Some Notewortrhy Ascents; title: XIV.        The Highest Ascent on Record; title: XV.         Further Scientific Voyages of Glaisher and Coxwell; title: XVI.       Some Famous French Aeronauts; title: XVII.      Adventure and Enterprise; title: XVIII.     The Balloon in the Siege of Paris; title: XIX.       The Tragedy of the "Zenith" - The Navigable Balloon; title: XX.        A Chapter of Accidents; title: XXI.       The Coming of the Flying Machine; title: XXII.      The Story of the Spencers; title: XXIII.     New Departures in Aerostation; title: XXIV.     Andree and his Voyages; title: XXV.      The Modern Airship - In Search of the Leonids; title: XXVI.    Recent Aeronautical Events; title: XXVII.   The Possibilities of Balloons in Warfare; title: XXVIII.  The Constitution of the Air; title: XXIX.    Conclusion