Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Le Grand Ballon Captif A Vapeur de M. Henry Giffard: Cour des Tuileries, Paris 1878; Avec de Nombreuses Illustrations
Apr�s avoir construit en 1867 son premier ballon captif � vapeur, M. Henry Giffard en a install� un autre � Londres l'ann�e suivante. Ce second a�ro stat cubait 12 000 m�tres et enlevait 50 voyageurs � 500 m�tres d'altitude. Cet ing�nieur a d�couvert tout r�cemment une notable am�lioration pour l'ex ploitation des chemins de fer, en construisant un wagon dont la suspension, �tablie sur de nouveaux principes, supprime totalement les tr�pidations, si fatigantes pour les voyageurs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
