Project Gutenberg 1997-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 85 Bacon, John M. (John Mackenzie) 1846 1904 Bacon, J. M. (John Mackenzie) Bacon, John Mackenzie The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation" by John M. Bacon is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the fascinating evolution of human endeavors to achieve flight, tracing the thoughts and inventions of early theorists and inventors that paved the way for modern aeronautics. The opening of the book delves into the earliest ideas surrounding human flight, highlighting thinkers such as Archytas, Roger Bacon, and the Montgolfier brothers, each contributing to the understanding of aeronautics in their time. It recounts intriguing anecdotes and early experiments that blend myth, science, and sheer human ambition as people attempted to conquer the skies. From Bishop Wilkins’ musings on flight to the innovative experiments of the Montgolfier brothers with helium-filled balloons, the beginning sets the stage for a rich narrative on the challenges and milestones in the journey of humanity toward mastering aviation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Balloons Aeronautics -- History TL Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 618501 618510 2024-09-01T07:32:59.782622 2023-10-01T07:02:34.705852 text/html text/html 609631 2013-01-30T13:04:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 215790 2013-01-30T13:06:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 283367 2024-09-01T07:33:06.607585 application/epub+zip 293162 2024-09-01T07:33:01.367620 application/epub+zip 293162 2024-09-01T07:33:00.445616 application/epub+zip 548582 2024-09-01T07:33:11.211539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512041 2024-09-01T07:33:05.959602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455728 2022-09-01T08:29:33.268919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551854 551830 2024-09-01T07:32:59.267673 2023-10-01T07:02:34.246844 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 551587 2008-07-23T16:04:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209240 2008-07-23T16:05:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18533 2024-09-01T07:33:11.343541 application/rdf+xml 20094 2024-09-01T07:33:00.793711 image/jpeg 4381 2024-09-01T07:33:00.618619 image/jpeg 278248 2024-09-01T07:32:59.835594 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 en.wikipedia