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1. |
—Da Vinci’s designs for human flying-gear |
9 |
2. |
—A possible air-scout |
12 |
3. |
—Blanchard’s flying-machine |
17 |
4. |
—Lana’s proposed vacuum balloon |
24 |
5. |
—Montgolfier’s experimental balloon |
34 |
6. |
—Charles’ first hydrogen balloon |
36 |
7. |
—Montgolfier’s passenger balloon |
39 |
8. |
—Charles’ passenger balloon |
43 |
9. |
—La Flesselle |
50 |
10. |
—The Great Balloon of Nassau |
55 |
11. |
—Car of Nadar’s balloon |
61 |
12. |
—Diagram of a modern spherical balloon with ripping panel |
75 |
13. |
—Blanchard’s dirigible balloon, 1784 |
80 |
14. |
—Robert Brothers’ dirigible, 1784 |
82 |
15. |
—General Meusnier’s proposed dirigible, 1784 |
85 |
16. |
—Rufus Porter’s dirigible, 1820 |
87 |
17. |
—Jullien’s model dirigible, 1850 |
88 |
18. |
—Giffard’s steam dirigible, 1852 |
89 |
19. |
—Dupuy de Lome’s dirigible, 1872 |
92 |
20. |
—Renard’s dirigible, La France, 1884 |
94 |
21. |
—La Ville de Paris |
121 |
22. |
—Le Petit Journal, Zodiac type |
128 |
23. |
—Clément-Bayard II, 1910 |
133 |
24. |
—Morning Post dirigible, 1910 |
135 |
25. |
—Route of British military dirigibles from France to England, 1900 |
137 |
26. |
—Da Vinci’s helicopter |
175 |
27. |
—Da Vinci’s parachute |
176 |
28. |
—Veranzio’s parachute |
178 |
29. |
—Lenormand’s parachute, 1784 |
179 |
30. |
—Paper traveling parachute |
181 |
31. |
—Wenham’s aëroplane, 1866 |
185 |
32. |
—Penaud’s aëroplane toy, 1871 |
187 |
33. |
—Tatin’s aëroplane model, 1879 |
188 |
34. |
—Hargrave’s model screw monoplane, 1891 |
190 |
35. |
—Hargrave’s kite |
191 |
36. |
—Launoy and Bienvenu’s helicopter, 1784 |
198 |
37. |
—Forlanini’s helicopter, 1878 |
200 |
38. |
—Le Bris’ aëroplane, 1855 |
204 |
39. |
—Mouillard’s aëroplane |
208 |
40. |
—Blériot’s Toury-Artenay aëroplane circuit, 1908 |
269 |
41. |
—Map of the “Circuit de l’Est” |
330 |
42. |
—Diagram of Curtiss hydro-aëroplane |
333 |
43. |
—The Etrich monoplane of 1910 |
336 |
44. |
—Summer and winter average vertical temperature gradients |
369 |
45. |
—General circulation of the atmosphere |
378 |
46. |
—Normal Wind direction and velocity for January and February (Köppen) |
381 |
47. |
—Normal Wind direction and velocity for July and August (Köppen) |
383 |
48. |
—Trade and counter-trade winds |
384 |
49. |
—Velocity diagram in horizontal section of a cyclone |
398 |
50. |
—Funnel-like cloud sometimes observed in a tornado |
409 |
51. |
—Vertical section of the St. Louis, Mo., tornado of May 27, 1896 |
411 |
52. |
—Horizontal section of St. Louis tornado of May 27, 1896 |
412 |
53. |
—Vertical section of short tornado |
414 |
54. |
—Vertical section of a tall tornado |
415 |
55. |
—Vertical section of a hail tornado |
417 |
56. |
—Universal anemograph |
428 |
57. |
—Records of wind variation in horizontal and vertical direction |
429 |
58. |
—Records of Wind speed obtained by Langley |
433 |