THE
Practical Science Series

The following Vols. are now ready or in the Press:—

BALLOONS, AIRSHIPS, AND FLYING MACHINES. By Gertrude Bacon.

MOTORS AND MOTORING. By Professor Harry Spooner.

RADIUM. By Dr. Hampson.

METEOROLOGY; or, Weather Explained. By J. Gordon M‘Pherson, M.A., LL.D.

Others in Preparation

The Authoress, her Father, and Mr. Spencer
making an Ascent.

Frontispiece.


BALLOONS
AIRSHIPS AND FLYING
MACHINES

BY
GERTRUDE BACON