Project Gutenberg 2012-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 70 Smith, Laurence Yard Smith, Lawrence Yard The Romance of Aircraft Produced by Jens Nordmann, Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Romance of Aircraft" by Laurence Yard Smith is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the fascinating evolution of aerial technology, starting from the early experiments with balloons in the late 18th century to more complex flying machines, highlighting key figures such as the Montgolfier brothers and other pioneers in aviation. At the start of the narrative, the author describes a pivotal moment in history: June 5, 1793, when the Montgolfier brothers astonished a crowd with the ascent of their first hot air balloon. This exhilarating event marked humanity's initial steps towards conquering the skies, igniting public fascination and curiosity about flight. The opening portion captures the magical atmosphere of that afternoon, detailing how the balloon rose against the backdrop of a cheering crowd while also stirring mixed emotions from frightened onlookers. As the story unfolds, it sets the stage for exploring early ballooning adventures and the gradual progression towards more advanced dirigibles and airplanes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40170/40170-h/images/cover.jpg en Aeronautics, Military Aeronautics World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations TL Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General 487125 487131 2024-09-17T04:40:26.206046 2023-09-17T12:57:07.371727 text/html text/html 478845 2012-07-08T15:06:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1955044 2012-07-08T15:06:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2068548 2024-09-17T04:40:33.554010 application/epub+zip 2073662 2024-09-17T04:40:27.428012 application/epub+zip 242236 2024-09-17T04:40:26.782069 application/epub+zip 2210809 2024-09-17T04:40:38.299052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2155739 2024-09-17T04:40:32.881032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330045 2022-09-18T11:50:31.771920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410801 410575 2024-09-17T04:40:25.152023 2023-09-17T12:57:06.269695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 410472 2012-07-08T15:06:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150584 2012-07-08T15:06:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 410476 2012-07-08T15:06:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150498 2012-07-08T15:06:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20490 2024-09-17T04:40:38.442993 application/rdf+xml 6771 2024-09-17T04:40:26.925022 image/jpeg 1561 2024-09-17T04:40:26.851019 image/jpeg 1980970 2024-09-17T04:40:26.341069 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog