Benjamin Franklin and the First Balloons
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Chapters (23)
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND THE FIRST BALLOONS.
- (THE FIRST HYDROGEN BALLOON.)
- (A HOT AIR BALLOON CARRYING ANIMALS.)
- (THE FIRST AERIAL VOYAGE BY MAN.)
- (POSTPONEMENT OF CHARLES’ AND ROBERT’S ASCENSION.)
- (THE SECOND AERIAL VOYAGE BY MAN.)
- (SOME PARTICULARS OF THE SECOND VOYAGE.)
- NOTES CONCERNING THE LETTERS.
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