 | 1795 - 768 pages
...rapi'lly to the cieling, and broke zgainll it. " But while the difcovcry of the art of aeroftation feemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was all at once announced in France, and ihat from a quarter whence nothing of the kind was to hue been expecled. Two brothers, Stephen and... | |
 | English literature - 1795 - 758 pages
...rapidly to the cieling, and broke agjiiift it. . '• But while the difcovery of the art of aeroftation feemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was all at once announced in Krance, and that from a quarter whence nothing of the kind was to have been expefted. Two brothers,... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Drawing - 1817 - 902 pages
...rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But, while the discovery of the art of aerostation seemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was...Stephen and John Montgolfier, natives of Annonay, and masters of a considerable paper-manufactory there, had turned their thoughts towards this project as... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Drawing - 1817 - 928 pages
...rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But, while the discovery of the art of aerostation seemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was all at once announced in Franr and that from a quarter whence nothing of the kind was to have been expected. Two brothers, Stephen... | |
 | John Imison - Art - 1822 - 528 pages
...rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But while the discovery of the art of aerostation seemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was...nothing of the kind was to have been expected. Two brpthers, Stephen and John Montgolfier, natives of Annonay, and proprietors of a considerable paper... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 876 pages
...rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But while the discovery of the art of aerostation seemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was...Stephen and John Montgolfier, natives of Annonay, and masters of a considerable paper manufactory there, had turned their thoughts towards this project as... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Agriculture - 1825 - 892 pages
...up soap-bubbles with inflammable air, which ascended rapidly to the ceiling, and ba?eke against it. and that from a quarter whence nothing of the kind...Stephen and - John Montgolfier, natives of Annonay, and masters of a considerable paper-manufactory there, had turned their thoughts towards this project »... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1827 - 600 pages
...rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But while the discovery of the art of aerostation seemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was...Stephen and John Montgolfier, natives of Annonay, and proprietors of a considerable paper manufactory there, had turned their thoughts towards this project,... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1827 - 588 pages
...rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But while the discovery of the art of aerostation seemed thus on the point of being made in Britain, it was...in France, and that from a quarter whence nothing oí the kind was to have been expected. Two brothers, Stephen and John Montgolfier, natives of Annonay,... | |
 | King's College (University of London) Engineering and scientific society - 1858 - 308 pages
...soap bubble filled with hydrogen gas would ascend. But whilst the discovery of the art was on the eve of being made in Britain, it was all at once announced in France. Two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, natives of Ammonay, and masters of a paper manufactory,... | |
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... passed through it like water through a sieve. His experiments, therefore, made in the year 1782, proceeded no farther than blowing up soap-bubbles with inflammable air, which ascended rapidly to the ceiling, and broke against it. But, while the discovery... 