. Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries. AIR SHIP. One of the earliest of thepresent type of airships. This aerialsteamer ascendedfrom the Hippo-drome in Paris, Sep-tember 25, 1852, toa height of 5,000feet. After a suc-cessful sail, landedsafely. S66. DUPUY DE LOMES AIRSHIP. It carried twelve menwho turned t


. Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries. AIR SHIP. One of the earliest of thepresent type of airships. This aerialsteamer ascendedfrom the Hippo-drome in Paris, Sep-tember 25, 1852, toa height of 5,000feet. After a suc-cessful sail, landedsafely. S66. DUPUY DE LOMES AIRSHIP. It carried twelve menwho turned the air ship ascended in 1872and attained a speed of sixmiles per hour. AIR-POWER MOTORS AND APPLIANCES. 149 367. THE CAMPBELL AIR SHIP. The propelling power wasby cranks operated by the aeronaut, one on the lifting propeller and. one for the driving propellers. The operator had good control in thetrials made at Coney Island, N. Y., but the ship was finally blown tosea and lost, 1889. 368. POWER FLYING MACHINE. Maxims type. The ap-pHcation of power to flying machines has been several times success-


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