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Breslaw's last legacy: or, the conjuror unmasked. Containing All That IS Curious, Pleasing, Entertaining, And Comical, Selected from the most celebrated Masters of Slight Of Hand And Deception, Mathematical Inventions, &c. Wherein IS Displayed The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, As practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, Pinetti, &c. Also, Interpretations Of Dreams, Signification Of Moles, Palmistry, Remarkable Stories, &c. The Whole Forming A Book Of Real Knowledge In The Art Of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of making The Air Balloon. The tenth edition, with great additions and improvements.
Date: 1792- Books
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An essay on aerostation: Wherein is exhibited the easiest method of constructing and directing aerostats, a plan for reconnoitering balloons, and a new hint for aerostatical telegraphs. with plates. By Francis Oliveri, professor of modern languages and mathematics.
Olivari, Francis.Date: 1797- Books
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Le dauphin Enlevé, ou l'art de se diriger dans les airs. Par le Vte de ***.
Vaux, Charles Grant, vicomte de.Date: M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]- Books
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The air balloon: Or a Treatise on The aerostatic globe, Lately invented by The celebrated Mons. Montgolfier of Paris. Shewing, First-Those Properties of Air, which influence an Air Balloon. 2dly-The particular Construction and Methods of filling it. 3dly-Some of the great Variety of probable Uses which this important Discovery may be applied to for the Benefit of Mankind. The Whole rendered familiar to the plainest Capacity.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Lettre à Monsieur le président de ***. Sur le globe airostatique, sur les têtes parlantes, & sur l'état présent de l'opinion publique à Paris. Pour servir de suite à la lettre sur le pöeme des jardins.
Rivarol, Antoine, 1753-1801.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The air balloon: or a treatise on the aerostatic globe, Lately invented by The celebrated Mons. Montgolfier of Paris. Shewing, First-Those Properties of Air, which influence an Air Balloon. 2dly-The particular Construction and Methods of filling it. 3dly-Some of the great Variety of probable Uses which this important Discovery may be applied to for the Benefit of Mankind. The Whole rendered familiar to the plainest Capacity.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Airopaidia: containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from Minutes made during the Voyage: Hints on the Improvement of Balloons, and Mode of Inflation by Steam. Means to Prevent their Descent over Water: Occasional Enquiries into the State of the Atmosphere, Favouring their Direction: with various Philosophical Observations and Conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain: with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to ærial navigation: with a copious index. By Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.
Baldwin, Thomas.Date: [1786]- Books
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The royal balloon. Mr. Deeker, (in conjunction with a gentleman) both natives of this country, most respectfully acquaint the nobility, gentry, and public at large, that they have compleated a balloon, which may be presumed to equal, if not surpass any hitherto presented to the public.
Deeker, J. (Joseph).Date: 1785?]- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy: or, the conjurer unmasked. Containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical, ...
Date: 1794- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception: as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed the mode and manner of deceiving the eye; as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur, Comus, Jonas, &c. Also The Interpretation Of Dreams, Signification Of Moles, Palmestry, &c. The whole forming A Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of the Method how to make The Air Balloon, And Inject The Inflammable Air.
Date: M,DCC,XCV. [1795]- Books
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Hints of important uses, to be derived from aerostatic globes. With a print of an aerostatic globe, and its appendages. Originally designed in 1783. By Thomas Martyn.
Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825.Date: M DCC LXXXIV. [1784]