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IN this book of 246 pages, M. de Fonvielle, a well-known writer on aeronautical matters, contrives to compress a mass of information of use to the aeronaut. We recommend the book to practical aeronauts, meteorologists, and the numerous amateurs who are interested in ballooning and its possibilities. Seventy figures illustrate the text. It has been said that the development of the art of flying has been retarded by the balloon; but even if this is conceded, M. de Fonvielle's book shows that science has gained a little from ballooning.
Manual Pratique de L'Aéronaute.
By W. de Fonvielle. (Paris: Bernard Tignol.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 50, 569 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/050569e0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/050569e0