01179nam a22002051 4500 07003457 //r86 DLC 19860910000000.0 860909s1850 paucf 00010 eng 07003457 //r86 DLC/ICU ICU TL515 .W55 Wise, John, 1808-1879. A system of aeronautics, comprehending its earliest investigations, and modern practice and art. Designed as a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art. In three parts. Containing an account of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means, from the earliest period down to the discovery of the aeronautic machine by the Montgolfiers, in 1782, and to a later period. With a brief history of the author's fifteen years' experience in aerial voyages. Also, full instructions in the art of making balloons ... By John Wise ... Philadelphia, J.A. Speel, 1850. xvi, [17]-310 p. front. (port.) plates. 23 cm. An enlarged edition was issued in 1873 under title "Through the air." Aeronautics History. Balloon ascensions History. Balloons.