{"id":652,"date":"2009-06-20T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notechmagazine.com\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present-by-ahildebrandt-1908.html"},"modified":"2015-10-14T00:42:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T22:42:32","slug":"airships-past-and-present-by-ahildebrandt-1908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present-by-ahildebrandt-1908.html","title":{"rendered":"Airships Past and Present, by A.Hildebrandt (1908)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2564\" src=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present.jpg\" alt=\"airships past and present\" width=\"700\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present-500x209.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/airshipspastpres00hildrich\" target=\"_blank\">Airships past and present &#8211; together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon<\/a>&#8221; by A. Hildebrandt, captain and instructor in the Prussian Balloon Corps (1908). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/2009\/06\/airships-past-and-present-by-ahildebrandt-1908.html#more\">Pictures, table of contents and list of illustrations below<\/a>. Related: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowtechmagazine.com\/2009\/02\/gipsy-zeppelin-baseship.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Camping in the clouds &#8211; the zeppelin that never lands<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowtechmagazine.com\/2007\/06\/green-slow-air.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Green slow air cargo<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/2009\/03\/kite-aerial-photography.html\">Kite aerial photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6354202129967480\"; \/* Streep header LTM ENG *\/ google_ad_slot = \"7304367464\"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial;\">CONTENTS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132b098970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e8883301157132b098970b \" title=\"Ducom's photographic apparatus\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132b098970b-800wi\" alt=\"Ducom's photographic apparatus\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>\r\nI. THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE ART ...... 1 \r\n\r\nII. THE INVENTION OF THE AIR BALLOON . . . . . 9 \r\n\r\nIII. MONTGOLFIERES, CHARLIERES, AND ROZIERES . . . . 14 \r\n\r\nIV. THE THEORY OF THE BALLOON ....... 27 \r\n\r\nV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIRIGIBLE BALLOON ... 38 \r\n\r\nVI. THE HISTORY OF THE DIRIGIBLE BALLOON, 1852 1872 . . 48 \r\n\r\nVII. DIRIGIBLE BALLOONS- FROM 1883 1897 53 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d350a970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d350a970c \" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d350a970c-700wi\" alt=\"Count de la Vaulx's dirigible balloon\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\nIX. FLYING MACHINES 90 \r\n\r\nX. KITES * 116 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327add970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327add970b \" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327add970b-320wi\" alt=\"Cody's kite used as a captive balloon\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\nXI. PARACHUTES . . . 124 \r\n\r\nXII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY BALLOONING .... 128 \r\n\r\nXIII. BALLOONING IN THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR .... 141 \r\n\r\nXIV. MODERN ORGANISATION OF MILITARY BALLOONING IN FRANCE, \r\n\r\nGERMANY, ENGLAND, AND RUSSIA 151 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327491970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327491970b \" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327491970b-700wi\" alt=\"Balloons used for wireless telegraphy\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\nXV. MILITARY BALLOONING IN OTHER COUNTRIES .... 169\r\n\u00a0\r\nXVI. BALLOON CONSTRUCTION AND THE PREPARATION OF THE GAS . 175 \r\n\r\nXVII. INSTRUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . 192 \r\n\r\nXVIII. BALLOONING AS A SPORT 197 \r\n\r\nXIX. SCIENTIFIC BALLOONING . . . . . . . . 238 \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3856970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d3856970c \" title=\"Glaisher and Coxwell in the basket\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3856970c-800wi\" alt=\"Glaisher and Coxwell in the basket\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nXX. BALLOON PHOTOGRAPHY 284 \r\n\r\nXXI. PHOTOGRAPHIC OUTFIT FOR BALLOON WORK . . . . 302 \r\n\r\nXXII. THE INTERPRETATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS 323 \r\n\r\nXXIII. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEANS OF KITES AND ROCKETS . . . 337 \r\n\r\nXXIV. PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE 340 \r\n\r\nXXV. CARRIER PIGEONS FOR BALLOONS 343 \r\n\r\nXXVI. BALLOON LAW 358 \r\n\r\nINDEX \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial;\">LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS <\/span>\r\n\r\n1. THE THRONE OP XERXES DRAWN THROUGH THE AIR BY FOUR TAME \r\n\r\nEAGLES . . .... . . . . * . . 2 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3da6970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d3da6970c \" title=\"Throne of xerxes drawn through the air by four tame eagles\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3da6970c-800wi\" alt=\"Throne of xerxes drawn through the air by four tame eagles\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n2. FAUSTE VERANZIO IN HIS PARACHUTE . . ... . . 3 \r\n\r\n3. THE PLYING SHIP, DESIGNED BY FRANCISCO DE LANA ... 4 \r\n\r\n4. PHOTOGRAPH OF AUGSBURG, SHOWING THE CATHEDRAL. TAKEN \r\n\r\nFROM A BALLOON BY A. RIEDINGER . . . . . . 5 \r\n\r\n5. MEERWEIN'S FLYING MACHINE. FROM MOEDEBECK'S \" POCKET BOOK \r\n\r\nFOR BALLOONISTS \" . ' 7 \r\n\r\n6. CLOUDS PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A BALLOON 10 \r\n\r\n7. ASCENT OF A \" MONTGOLFIERE \" 11 \r\n\r\n8. PORTJENGRAT, AN ALPINE PEAK. PHOTOGRAPH BY SPELTERINI . 15 \r\n\r\n9. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING . . . .16 \r\n\r\n10. APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN . . . 20 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571328519970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571328519970b image-full \" title=\"Apparatus for generating hydrogen\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571328519970b-800wi\" alt=\"Apparatus for generating hydrogen\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n11. PARIS, SHOWING THE EIFFEL TOWER ...... 21 \r\n\r\n12. A BALLOON IN THE ACT OF LANDING 23 \r\n\r\n13. THE \"ROZIERE,\" CONSTRUCTED BY PILATRE DE ROZIER ... 24 \r\n\r\n14. THE BAROSCOPE . . . ' . . . . '. . .28 \r\n\r\n15. VIENNA. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A CAPTIVE BALLOON . . 29 \r\n\r\n16. STOCKHOLM, SEEN FROM A HEIGHT OF 1,600 FEET . . . .31 \r\n\r\n17. THE STATOSCOPE, BY GRADENWITZ . . . . . . .35 \r\n\r\n18. A PARADE ON THE TEMPELHOFER FELD . . . 36 \r\n\r\n19. BALLOON WITH SAIL, AND WITH GUIDE-ROPE 40 \r\n\r\n20. SCOTT'S FISH BALLOON . .41 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571328731970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571328731970b \" title=\"Scott's fish balloon\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571328731970b-800wi\" alt=\"Scott's fish balloon\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n21. BALLOON, DESIGNED BY GENERAL MEUSNIER 45 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132881e970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e8883301157132881e970b image-full \" title=\"Balloon designed by General Meusnier\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132881e970b-800wi\" alt=\"Balloon designed by General Meusnier\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n22. GIFFARD'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON, MADE IN 1852 . . . . 48 \r\n\r\n23. GIFFARD'S SECOND BALLOON, MADE IN 1855 50 \r\n\r\n24. DUPUY DE LOME'S BALLOON, 1872 . . . . . . .51 \r\n\r\n25. PAUL HAENLEIN'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON 52 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d459c970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d459c970c \" title=\"Paul Haenlein dirigible balloon\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d459c970c-800wi\" alt=\"Paul Haenlein dirigible balloon\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n26. THE BASKET OF TISSANDIER'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON . ... 53\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d274b970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d274b970c \" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d274b970c-320wi\" alt=\"Hot air balloons\" \/><\/a><\/span> \r\n\r\n27. TISSANDIER'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON 54 \r\n\r\n28. THE BALLOON \" LA FRANCE,\" BUILT BY RENARD AND KREBS . . 56\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d4b2b970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d4b2b970c \" title=\"The balloon la france built by renard and krebs\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d4b2b970c-800wi\" alt=\"The balloon la france built by renard and krebs\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>29. CAPTAIN RENARD 57 \r\n\r\n30. DR. WOLFERT'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON ABOUT TO START ... 58 \r\n\r\n31. SCHWARZ'S BALLOON AFTER THE ACCIDENT 59 \r\n\r\n32. COUNT ZEPPELIN'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON 62 \r\n\r\n33. COUNT ZEPPELIN 63 \r\n\r\n34. SANTOS DUMONT 66 \r\n\r\n35. SANTOS DUMONT'S SECOND BALLOON BREAKS ITS BACK, MAY HTH, \r\n\r\n1899 67 \r\n\r\n36. SANTOS DUMONT'S THIRD BALLOON . .... 68 \r\n\r\n37. GRADENWITZ ANEMOMETER 69 \r\n\r\n38. EOZE'S DOUBLE BALLOON . 72 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132a360970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e8883301157132a360970b \" title=\"Roze's double balloon\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132a360970b-800wi\" alt=\"Roze's double balloon\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n39. SEVERO'S BALLOON ABOUT TO START 75 \r\n\r\n40. FRAMEWORK AND CAR OF L^BAUDY'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON . . 78 \r\n\r\n41. CAR OF L^BAUDY'S BALLOON . . 79 \r\n\r\n42. LE\"BAUDY'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON 81\r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571326d08 970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571326d08970b \" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571326d08970b-500wi\" alt=\"Hot air balloons2\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n43. MAJOR PARSEVAL'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON 85 \r\n\r\n44. COUNT DE LA VAULX . . .86 \r\n\r\n45. COUNT DE LA VAULX'S DIRIGIBLE BALLOON 87 \r\n\r\n46. DEGEN'S FLYING MACHINE . ... . . . . .90 \r\n\r\n47. DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING MAREY'S THEORY WITH REFERENCE TO \r\n\r\nTHE FLIGHT OF A BIRD 91 \r\n\r\n48. STENTZEL'S FLYING MACHINE 92 \r\n\r\n49. DUFAUX' FLYING MACHINE WITH PROPELLERS . . . . . 94 \r\n\r\n50. SANTOS DUMONT'S FIRST FLYING MACHINE 95 \r\n\r\n51. PHILLIPS' FLYING MACHINE 97 \r\n\r\n52. SIR HIRAM MAXIM'S FLYING MACHINE 98 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132716b970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e8883301157132716b970b \" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132716b970b-700wi\" alt=\"Hot air balloons6\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n53. ADER'S FLYING MACHINE . . . 99 \r\n\r\n54. KRESS'S FLYING MACHINE 100 \r\n\r\n55. DITTO 101 \r\n\r\n56. STARTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROFESSOR LANGLEY'S FLYING \r\n\r\nMACHINE '-..-.. 103 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115713279aa970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115713279aa970b image-full \" title=\"Starting arrangements for professor Langley's flying machine\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115713279aa970b-800wi\" alt=\"Starting arrangements for professor Langley's flying machine\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n57. PROFESSOR LANGLEY'S FLYING MACHINE AT THE MOMENT OF \r\n\r\nSTARTING ... 104 \r\n\r\n58. HOFMANN'S FIRST MODEL WITH CARBONIC ACID MOTOR . _ . 105 \r\n\r\n59. HOFMANN'S WORKING MODEL . 105 \r\n\r\n60. HERR HOFMANN AND MR. PATRICK ALEXANDER IN THE WORKSHOP 106 \r\n\r\n61. LILIENTHAL ON HIS FLYING MACHINE 107 \r\n\r\n62. LILIENTHAL STARTING FROM THE HILL ON HIS FLYING MACHINE 108 \r\n\r\n63. STARTING AN AEROPLANE 110\r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d6d81970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d6d81970c image-full \" title=\"Picture starting an aeroplane\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d6d81970c-800wi\" alt=\"Picture starting an aeroplane\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \u00a0\r\n\r\n64. AEROPLANE IN FLIGHT 1ll \r\n\r\n65. ARCHDEACON'S EXPERIMENTS ON THE SEINE 113 \r\n\r\n66. LANGLEY'S FLYING MACHINE ON THE POTOMAC . . . .114 \r\n\r\n67. WELLNER'S FLYING MACHINE 115 \r\n\r\n68. THE JAPANESE \"MAY CARP \" 116 \r\n\r\n69. HARGRAVE KITE 117 \r\n\r\n70. OTHER SHAPES OF HARGRAVE KITES 117 \r\n\r\n71. VARIOUS FORMS OF KITES . .118 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3606970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d3606970c image-full \" title=\"Various forms of kites\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3606970c-800wi\" alt=\"Various forms of kites\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n72. CODY'S KITE 119 \r\n\r\n73. CODY'S KITE USED AS A CAPTIVE BALLOON ... .120 \r\n\r\n74. KITE FOR SIGNALLING 121 \r\n\r\n75. SIGNALLING BY MEANS OF LIGHTS FROM A KITE . . . .121 \r\n\r\n76. LIEUTENANT WISE MAKING AN ASCENT IN A KITE . . . .122 \r\n\r\n77. MILLET'S KITE CARRYING OBSERVERS 123 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d36bc970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d36bc970c \" title=\"Millet's kite carrying observers\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d36bc970c-800wi\" alt=\"Millet's kite carrying observers\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n78. COOKING'S PARACHUTE 125 \r\n\r\n79. FRAULEIN KATHE PAULUS PREPARING TO DESCEND IN HER PARA- \r\n\r\nCHUTE . . . . ..... . 126 \r\n\r\n80. FRAULEIN KATHE PAULUS WITH HER DOUBLE PARACHUTE . 126 \r\n\r\n81. FALL OF A PARACHUTE . . ... . . 127 \r\n\r\n82. METHODS OF TRANSPORTING A CAPTIVE BALLOON . 129 \r\n\r\n83. LANDING OF A BALLOON IN THE STREETS OF STRASSBURG . . 130 \r\n\r\n84. BELLE-ALLIANCE PLATZ, BERLIN, TAKEN FROM A BALLOON . 132 \r\n\r\n85. HELPING TO LAND A BALLOON . . . . . . . . .133 \r\n\r\n86. A BALLOON ABOUT TO LAND . . . . . . . . 135 \r\n\r\n87. KITE-BALLOON AT ANCHOR . . . . '. . . 137 \r\n\r\n88. STEAM WINCH FOR PULLING IN A CAPTIVE BALLOON . . . 142 \r\n\r\n89. GUN CONSTRUCTED BY KRUPP FOR FIRING AT BALLOONS . . 145 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115713273a9970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115713273a9970b \" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115713273a9970b-500wi\" alt=\"Gun constructed for firing at balloons\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n90. SKETCH ILLUSTRATING THE METHOD OF AIMING AT A BALLOON . 147 \r\n\r\n91. WAGGON CARRYING GAS CYLINDERS FOR ONE DIVISION OF THE \r\n\r\nBALLOON CORPS . . . . . . . . . . 149 \r\n\r\n92. OLD METHOD OF GENERATING HYDROGEN. .. .. . .. :..' 152 \r\n\r\n93. MODERN GAS WAGGON . . . ; . . . ... 153 \r\n\r\n94. FRENCH METHOD OF SUSPENDING THE BASKET FOR AN OBSERVER. 155 \r\n\r\n95. ONE OF THE BALLOONS IS PEGGED DOWN IN THE OPEN FIELD, \r\n\r\nAND THE OTHER IS SUNK IN A SPECIALLY PREPARED PIT . . 156 \r\n\r\n96. FRONT AND REAR WAGGONS OF A MODERN GAS EQUIPMENT FOR \r\n\r\nUSE IN THE FIELD . .' ... , . ... . 157 \r\n\r\n97. WAGGON CARRYING TOOLS AND APPLIANCES, THE BALLOON BEING \r\n\r\nPACKED ON THE TOP . . . . . . ^ . . . 159 \r\n\r\n98. BALLOONS USED FOR WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ON THE TEMPELHOFER \r\n\r\nFELD . . . . . ... . ... ' . 161 \r\n\r\n99. BARRACKS FOR THE PRUSSIAN BALLOON CORPS AT TEGEL . .163 \r\n\r\n100. A COLLECTION OF EXPLODED GAS CYLINDERS . , ... 164 \r\n\r\n101. CAPTAIN HINTERSTOISSER, OF THE AUSTRIAN BALLOON CORPS . 166 \r\n\r\n102. AFTER A LANDING . . , . . . ... .171 \r\n\r\n103. A BALLOON READY FOR INFLATION '. . 173 \r\n\r\n104. ASCENT OF A CAPTIVE BALLOON IN CALM WEATHER . . . 176 \r\n\r\n105. ASCENT OF A CAPTIVE BALLOON ON A WINDY DAY . . . 177 \r\n\r\n106. STEEL CYLINDER FOR CONTAINING HYDROGEN 179 \r\n\r\n107. SECTION THROUGH STEEL CYLINDER 179 \r\n\r\n108. MAKING BALLOON ENVELOPES IN REIDINGER'S FACTORY . . . 181 \r\n\r\n109. PROFESSOR FINSTERWALDER'S PATTERNS FOR BALLOON ENVELOPES 182 \r\n\r\n110. BALLOON VALVES 183 \r\n\r\n111. THE FIRST RIPPING-PANEL USED IN A BALLOON IN 1844 . . 185 \r\n\r\n112. ARRANGEMENTS FOR RIPPING-PANEL . . . . , . 185 \r\n\r\n113. NET OF A BALLOON 186 \r\n\r\n114. DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRAPNEL 186 \r\n\r\n115. THE KITE-BALLOON DESIGNED BY MAJOR VON PARSEVAL AND \r\n\r\nCAPTAIN VON SIGSFELD 187 \r\n\r\n115A. DITTO 188 \r\n\r\n116. DRAWING SHOWING THE DESIGN OF THE KITE-BALLOON . . 189 \r\n\r\n117. BASKET SUSPENSION 190 \r\n\r\n118. ANEROID BAROMETER . ........ 192 \r\n\r\n119. BAROGRAPH, OR RECORDING BAROMETER . . . .. 193 \r\n\r\n120. BALLOON BASKET AND ITS CONTENTS 194 \r\n\r\n121. VOLLBEHR'S MICROPHOTOSCOPE 194 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327c03970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327c03970b \" title=\"Vollbehr's microphotoscope for reading maps on a reduced scale\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327c03970b-800wi\" alt=\"Vollbehr's microphotoscope for reading maps on a reduced scale\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n122. MICROPHOTOSCOPE IN CASE 195 \r\n\r\n123. MICROPHOTOSCOPE, WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS FOR USE IN DAYLIGHT 195 \r\n\r\n124. PROFESSOR BUSLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE BERLIN BALLOON CLUB . 199 \r\n\r\n125. A BANK OF CLOUDS 201 \r\n\r\n126. BALLOON AFTER THE RIPPING-CORD HAS BEEN PULLED . . . 202 \r\n\r\n127. THE HOFBURG, VIENNA . . 203 \r\n\r\n128. HELIGOLAND 205 \r\n\r\n129. WATER ANCHOR FOR BALLOON 209 \r\n\r\n130. BALLOON EXPEDITIONS ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL . . .211 \r\n\r\n131. COUNT DE LA VAULX' BALLOON OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN . . 212 \r\n\r\n132. BASKET OF COUNT DE LA VAULX' BALLOON . . . . . 212 \r\n\r\n133. COUNT DE LA VAULX' DE VIATOR IN ACTION . . . . . 213 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typ epad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327c5e970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327c5e970b \" title=\"Count de la Vaulx' deviator in action\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327c5e970b-800wi\" alt=\"Count de la Vaulx' deviator in action\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n134. DEVIATOR OFFERING THE MAXIMUM RESISTANCE .... 214 \r\n\r\n135. DEVIATOR OFFERING THE MINIMUM RESISTANCE . . . . 215 \r\n\r\n136. MAP SHOWING THE COURSE OF THE BALLOON FROM BERLIN TO \r\n\r\nMARKARYD 216 \r\n\r\n137. CURVE GIVEN BY THE RECORDING BAROMETER ON THE JOURNEY \r\n\r\nFROM BERLIN TO MARKARYD 217 \r\n\r\n138. STOCKHOLM SEEN FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET . . . 221 \r\n\r\n139. MISCHABELHORN, SEEN FROM THE EAST 222 \r\n\r\n140. THE LAKE OF LUCERNE 227 \r\n\r\n141. BALLOON AND BALLOONISTS ON THEIR WAY HOME .... 229 \r\n\r\n142. LANDING IN A TREE 231 \r\n\r\n143. DILLINGEN, SEEN THROUGH THE CLOUDS . . . . . . 232 \r\n\r\n144. BUILDING A PONTOON OVER THE SPREE . . .... 235 \r\n\r\n145. BRIDGE OVER THE ILLER, NEAR KEMPTEN 236 \r\n\r\n146. DR. JEFFRIES WITH THE BAROMETER USED ON HIS ASCENTS . . 240 \r\n\r\n147. APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN ..... 241 \r\n\r\n148. GLAISHER AND COXWELL IN THE BASKET 244 \r\n\r\n149. GLAISHER'S INSTRUMENTS 245 \r\n\r\n150. BASKET FITTED WITH INSTRUMENTS ACCORDING TO THE METHOD \r\n\r\nPROPOSED BY ASSMANN 247 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327f26970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327f26970b \" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327f26970b-500wi\" alt=\"Basket fitted with instruments according to the method proposed by Assman\" \/><\/a><\/span> \r\n\r\n151. ASSMANN'S ASPIRATOR-PSYCHROMETER 248 \r\n\r\n152. PROFESSOR ASSMANN AND PROFESSOR BERSON 249 \r\n\r\n153. THE KAISER ATTENDING THE ASCENT OF A RECORDING BALLOON \r\n\r\nON THE TEMPELHOFER FELD, NEAR BERLIN . . . .251 \r\n\r\n154. MAJOR MOEDEBECK 252 \r\n\r\n155. CAPTAIN VON SIGSFELD 252 \r\n\r\n156. CAPTAIN GROSS . 253 \r\n\r\n157. A RECORDING BALLOON WITH INSTRUMENTS . 254 \r\n\r\n158. A WICKKRWORK BASKET WITH INSTRUMENTS FOR A RECORDING \r\n\r\nBALLOON 255 \r\n\r\n159. DR. HERGESELL . . . 256 \r\n\r\n160. ASCENT OF A BALLOON, FITTED WITH A PARACHUTE, AT LINDENBERG 257 \r\n\r\n161. ASCENT OF A BOX KITE CONTAINING METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS 258 \r\n\r\n162. WINCH HOUSE AT ASSM ANN'S AERONAUTICAL OBSERVATORY . . 259 \r\n\r\n163. CURVKS TAKEN BY RECORDING INSTRUMENTS . . . . .261 \r\n\r\n164. CURVES GIVEN BY RECORDING INSTRUMENTS . . . . . 262 \r\n\r\n165. A. LAURENCE ROTCH . 264 \r\n\r\n166. KITE ASCENTS ON THE PRINCE OF MONACO'S YACHT . . . 265 \r\n\r\n167. RECORDING BALLOONS ON THE SS. \"PLANET\" . . ; ' . . 266 \r\n\r\n168. THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGIST, ROTCH, MAKING SOME KITE \r\n\r\nASCENTS ON THE ATLANTIC . . . . . . . . 267 \r\n\r\n169. BARO-THKRMO-HYGROGRAPH, DESIGNED FOR BALLOONS . . . 269 \r\n\r\n170. BARO-THERMO-HYGROGRAPH, DESIGNED FOR KITES . ' . . . 270 \r\n\r\n171. BARO-THERMO-HYGROGRAPH, DESIGNED FOR RECORDING BALLOONS 271 \r\n\r\n172. PROFESSOR SURING, OF THE PRUSSIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE 272 \r\n\r\n173. THE BALLOON, \"PRUSSIA.\" BELONGING TO THE AERONAUTICAL \r\n\r\nOBSERVATORY . 273 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3c52970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d3c52970c image-full \" title=\"Balloon Prussia being filled with gas\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3c52970c-800wi\" alt=\"Balloon Prussia being filled with gas\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n174. HERR VON SCHROETTER'S ORDINARY HANDWRITING . . . . 274 \r\n\r\n175. HERR VON SCHROETTER'S HANDWRITING UNDER AN ATMOSPHERIC \r\n\r\nPRESSURE OF 9'45 INCHES OF MERCURY. . . . . . 275 \r\n\r\n176. THE BALLOON, \"PRUSSIA,\" HALF FULL OF GAS . . ... 276 \r\n\r\n177. THE BALLOON, \"PRUSSIA,\" GETTING READY FOR AN ASCENT . . 277 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327d07970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327d07970b image-full \" title=\"The balloon Prussia getting ready for an ascent\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327d07970b-800wi\" alt=\"The balloon Prussia getting ready for an ascent\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n178. VIKTOR SILBERER, PRESIDENT OF THE AERO CLUB, OF VIENNA . 279 \r\n\r\n179. THE SHADOW OF THE BALLOON IS SEEN ON THE CLOUDS, TOGETHER \r\n\r\nWITH A HALO . - . . . . 280 \r\n\r\n180. THE SHADOW OF THE BALLOON IS CAST ON THE CLOUDS, AND THE \r\n\r\nCAR IS SEEN SURROUNDED BY A RAINBOW . . . . .281 \r\n\r\n181. TRIBOULET'S PANORAMIC APPARATUS . . 288 \r\n\r\n182. THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A BALLOON IN AUSTRIA . 289 \r\n\r\n183. THE REICHSBRUCKE IN VIENNA . ... . . . . 290 \r\n\r\n184. EASTERN RAILWAY STATION IN BUDAPESTH ..... 294 \r\n\r\n185. CLOUDS OVER THE ALPS . . . . . . . 298 \r\n\r\n186. PHOTOGRAPH, OF A VILLAGE 299 \r\n\r\n187. PHOTOGRAPH OF A VILLAGE, TAKEN AT NIGHT . . . . 300\r\n\u00a0\r\n188. DUCOM'S PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS 304\r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132b098970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e8883301157132b098970b \" title=\"Ducom's photographic apparatus\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132b098970b-800wi\" alt=\"Ducom's photographic apparatus\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n189. HAGEN'S METHOD OF MOUNTING THE CAMERA ..... 304 \u00a0\r\n\r\n190. PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS ... . 306 \r\n\r\n191. BARON VON BASSUS' RIFLE APPARATUS ...... 308\r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132b044970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e8883301157132b044970b \" title=\"Baron von Bassus rifle apparatus\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e8883301157132b044970b-800wi\" alt=\"Baron von Bassus rifle apparatus\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \u00a0\r\n\r\n192. VAUTIER-DUFOUR APPARATUS, PACKED IN ITS CASE . . . 309 \r\n\r\n193. VAUTIIiR-DUFOUR APPARATUS, READY FOR USE 309 \r\n\r\n194. AIGUILLE VERTE, TAKEN WITH THE VAUTIER-DUFOUR APPARATUS 310 \r\n\r\n195. AIGUILLE VERTE, TAKEN WITH AN ORDINARY LENS . . .311 \r\n\r\n196. FILM HOLDER . 312 \r\n\r\n197. DIAGRAM SHOWING THE RELATION BETWEEN THE FOCAL LENGTH \r\n\r\nOP THE LENS, THE SIZE OF THE IMAGE, AND THE DISTANCE OF \r\n\r\nTHE OBJECT 317 \r\n\r\n198. MONT BLANC, AS SEEN FROM GENEVA . . . see fating page 317 \r\n\r\n199. DITTO ; . - . see facing page 317 \r\n\r\n200. PYRAMIDS OF CHEOPS, CHEPHREN, AND MENCHERES . . . . 318 \r\n\r\n201. CAPTAIN SPELTERINI, OF ZURICH . . . . . . 320 \r\n\r\n202. VILLAGE IN POSEN, AS SEEN FROM A BALLOON IN WINTER . . 323 \r\n\r\n203. HERRENBERG IN WURTTEMBURG 324 \r\n\r\n204. . . . 325 \r\n\r\n205. VIEW OF BLANKENBURG IN THE HARZ MOUNTAINS . . . 326 \r\n\r\n206. RUDERSDORF . . . 327 \r\n\r\n207. CHALKPITS NEAR RUDERSDORF 328 \r\n\r\n208. VILLAGE IN THE UCKERMARK IN WINTER ..... 329 \r\n\r\n209. OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS, PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ABOVE . 330 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327dcc970b-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e88833011571327dcc970b image-full \" title=\"Objects of different colours photographed from above\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e88833011571327dcc970b-800wi\" alt=\"Objects of different colours photographed from above\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n210- DITTO . 331 \r\n\r\n211. CAMERA FOR THREE-COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY 332 \r\n\r\n212. SLIDING SCREEN CARRIER FOR THREE-COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY . . 333 \r\n\r\n213. MIETHE'S CAMERA FOR THREE-COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY IN A BALLOON 334 \r\n\r\n214. BOULADE'S STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA 336 \r\n\r\n215. BATUT'S KITE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS .... 338 \r\n\r\n216. PANORAMIC APPARATUS FOR A BALLOON WITHOUT OBSERVERS . 338 \r\n\r\n217. THE VILLAGE OF EUDOW, AS SHOWN ON THE ORDNANCE MAP . 340 \r\n\r\n218. PHOTOGRAPH OF RUDOW, TAKEN FROM A BALLOON . . .341 \r\n\r\n<a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http: \/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3a4f970c-pi\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d3a4f970c image-full \" title=\"Photograph taken from a balloon\" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d3a4f970c-800wi\" alt=\"Photograph taken from a balloon\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n219. PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION OF MESSAGES ON A REDUCED SCALE 345 \r\n\r\n220. DARK SLATE.-COLOURED CARRIER PIGEON BELONGING TO HERR \r\n\r\nFLORING 350 \r\n\r\n221. HAYNAU IN SILESIA. TAKEN FROM A HEIGHT OF 8,000 FEET . 352 \r\n\r\n222. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH THE SHADOW OF THE BALLOON IS SEEN ON \r\n\r\nTHE \"OLD FORTIFICATIONS ........ 355 \r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial;\">Related <\/span>\r\n\r\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowtechmagazine.com\/2009\/02\/gipsy-zeppelin-baseship.html\"><img class=\"at-xid-6a00e0099229e888330115703d6b0e970c \" src=\"http:\/\/krisdedecker.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e0099229e888330115703d6b0e970c-320wi\" alt=\"Build your own zeppelin\" \/><\/a> \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowtechmagazine.com\/2009\/02\/gipsy-zeppelin-baseship.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Camping in the clouds<\/a> : the zeppelin that never lands\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowtechmagazine.com\/2007\/06\/green-slow-air.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Green slow air cargo<\/a> : the revival of the airship\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/2009\/03\/kite-aerial-photography.html\">Kite aerial photography<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/2009\/06\/horseless-vehicles-and-automobiles-1901.html\">A practical guide for automobilists<\/a> (1901)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.notechmagazine.com\/\">No Tech Magazine<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowtechmagazine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Low-tech Magazine<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6354202129967480\"; \/* Grote rechthoek ENG *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6804766150\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6354202129967480\"; \/* Grote rechthoek ENG *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6804766150\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Airships past and present &#8211; together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon&#8221; by A. 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