King, 1901, How to cross the Atlantic in a balloon
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Discusses the challenges and logistics of potentially crossing the Atlantic in a simple balloon airship.
[Listed in Brockett? as vol. 40; but actually at the end of Vol. 62.]
Original title | How to cross the Atlantic in a balloon |
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Simple title | How to cross the Atlantic in a balloon |
Authors | Samuel Archer King, Cleveland Abbe |
Date | 1901 |
Countries | US |
Languages | en |
Keywords | LTA, gas, balloon, navigation, piloting, passenger, wind, safety, Salomon August Andrée, Henri Giffard |
Journal | Century Mag. |
Related to aircraft? | 1 |
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Sources
- Brockett 1910, page 462, entry 6728: King, Samuel Archer. How to cross the Atlantic in a balloon. With introduction by Cleveland Abbe. Century Mag., N. S., Vol. 40, 1901, New York, pp. 855-859. S (6728
- Scan at HT