“Mirage, as witnessed from balloon heights, is far more grand and imposing than as seen from the earth or water.…A city or village on the earth becomes a city or village in the upper air, sometimes doubled ; one erect, the other upside down”
(from the incredible THROUGH THE AIR, by John Wise, 1873, https://archive.org/details/throughairnarrat00wise)
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Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aëronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also, an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons : Wise, John, 1808-1879 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An enlarged edition of the author's System of aeronautics, issued in 1850
