NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK
1905
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | THE ORIGIN OF BALLOONING | [9] |
| II. | THE COMING OF THE GAS BALLOON | [23] |
| III. | FAMOUS BALLOON VOYAGES OF THE PAST | [38] |
| IV. | THE BALLOON AS A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT | [57] |
| V. | THE BALLOON IN WARFARE | [69] |
| VI. | THE AIRSHIP | [84] |
| VII. | THE FLYING MACHINE | [105] |
| VIII. | CONCLUSION | [119] |