Scientific amusements . MM. Charles and Roberts balloon. a balloon crossed the English Channel. We must passover some time and come to the ascents of Lunardi,which caused great excitement in London. His balloonwas a very large one, and was inflated, or rather partiallyso, at the Artillery ground. Some delay occun-cd, andfearing a riot, M. Lunardi proposed to go up alone withthe partially-filled balloon. A Mr. Biggin who had in- LUNARDI S ASCENT. 93 tended to ascend was left behind, The Prince of Waleswas present, and thousands of spectators. Lunardi castoff and ascended rapidly, causing great
Scientific amusements . MM. Charles and Roberts balloon. a balloon crossed the English Channel. We must passover some time and come to the ascents of Lunardi,which caused great excitement in London. His balloonwas a very large one, and was inflated, or rather partiallyso, at the Artillery ground. Some delay occun-cd, andfearing a riot, M. Lunardi proposed to go up alone withthe partially-filled balloon. A Mr. Biggin who had in- LUNARDI S ASCENT. 93 tended to ascend was left behind, The Prince of Waleswas present, and thousands of spectators. Lunardi castoff and ascended rapidly, causing great admiration fromthe whole metropolis. Judge and jury, sovereign andministers, all turned out to gaze at the balloon ; a guiltyprisoner was acquitted hurriedly, so that no time was lost. Blanchards balloon. in discussion, and one lady died of excitement. Lunardiwas regarded as a hero, and made many other died in 1806. In those earlier days one or two fatal accidents Zambeccari and a companion were in a balloonwhich caught fire, and both occupants of the car leapedfrom it as they were descending. The Count was killed 94 AERONAUTICS. on the spot, and his companion was much de Rozier made an attempt to cross the channelto England in 1785 ; he had reached three thousand feetwhen the balloon caught fire, and the unfortunate traveller ?5* • - w 4 .».
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