Apparatus for filling Mr. Lunardi's Balloon
- 1784
From the "Explanation of the Apparatus" (page 67):
1. Net
2. Balloon
3. Crown to suspend the Balloon
4. Barrels of Zinc
5. Oil of Vitriol
6. Backs, in which the Water and Oil of Vitriol was mixed
7. Recipient of Oil of Vitriol and Water
8. Pipes, which contain Zinc, Water, and Oil of Vitriol
9. Recipient of the Inflammable Air, full of Soap Lees
10. Recipient for the Residuals
11. Pipes full of Water
12 and 13. Blocks to raise the Balloon
14. Blocks to suspend the Stilliards to weigh the Balloon, Gallery, Machinery, &c
15. Blocks to raise the Flasks of Vitriol
16. A Stage to support the lower Part of the Balloon
17. Tube, which conveys the Inflammable Air into the Balloon
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Cite as
Lunardi, Vincent. “Apparatus for Filling Mr. Lunardi's Balloon.” In An Account of the First Aërial Voyage in England. London, England: John Bell, 1784. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pn89d710t.
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