Aerial NavigationMacmillan and Company, 1877 - 513 страница |
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aerial navigation aeronautics aerostat air-craft amount angles apparatus applied arrangement ascertained attached axis balance ballast balloon boat body bows burden carbonic acid Cayley centre of buoyancy centre of gravity coal gas condensation contrivance cords course craft cubic cylinder Delcourt diameter direction effect endeavour envelope equal equilibrium Études exerted experiments feet figure float flying forces acting former gas-vessel grammes greater ground gutta-percha heat horizontal hydrogen inches latter length lifting power light liquid material means Mech mechanical metal mode Monge motion move necessary obtained oxide plane position pounds pressure propelling force proposed propulsion purpose requisite resistance result rise rowlock semi-minor axis side Sir George Cayley specific gravity speed spheroid steam stiffness sufficient supposed surface suspended tendency texture tion tube upward varnish velocity vertical vessel vulcanised weight whole wind wings zinc
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