An account of the first aërial voyage in England : in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, written under the impressions of the various events that affected the undertaking / by Vincent Lunardi.

  • Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806.
Date:
1784
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Credit: An account of the first aërial voyage in England : in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, written under the impressions of the various events that affected the undertaking / by Vincent Lunardi. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Explanation of the Plate of the Balloon» f -■% • W, s Crown, to which the Rope was fattened 2 Net-work 3 Ropes, forty-five in Number, a Rope every four Meihes 4 1 Nooies, through which the Atmofnherical Air was con- 5 j veytd into the Balloon, when exhibited at the Lyceum 6 Wheel, to which all the Ropes were fattened 7 Ropes, which fatten the Gallery to the Wheel 8 j Oars, by means of which I could keep the Balloon at a 9 > certain Level, and defcend without loofing Inflamma- ) ble Air for that Purpofe 10 Gallery 11 Grapple, or Anchor, tofecure it when it touched the ground t 2 Enghfh Flag, which I threw down, to afiure the incredulous, that there was an Individual in the Gallery 13 Cat, Dog, and a Pidgeon Explanation of the ylpparatus, 1 Net 2 Balloon 3 Crown to fufpend the Balloon 4 Barrels of Zinc 3 Oil of Vitriol 6 Backs, in which the Water and Oil of Vitriol was mixed 7 8 9 10 11 12 *3 H > a 6 37 ] Recipient of Oil of Vitriol and Water Pipes, which contain Zinc, Water, and Oil of Vitriol Recipient of the Inflammable Air, full of Soap Lees Recipient for the Refiduals Fip es full of Water Blocks to raife the Balloon Blocks to fufpend the Stilliards to weigh the Balloon, Gal¬ lery, Machinery, See Blocks to raife the Flafks of Vitriol A Stage to fupport the lower Part of the Balloon Tube, which conveys the Inflammable Air into the Balloon