View source for Wise, 1873, A system of aeronautics, a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art

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|Original title=A system of aeronautics, a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art
|Simple title=A system of aeronautics, a history for the common reader, and guide to the student of the art
|Authors=John Wise
|Date=1873
|Countries=US
|Languages=en
|Keywords=system; aeronautics; first; history; investigations; aerial; voyage; practice; art; history; student; account; attempts; flying; artificial; means; discovery; aeronautic; Montgolfier
|Page count=309
|Related to aircraft=1
}}
* note republished an enlarged edition in 1873 under a different title
=== Sources ===
* [[Brockett 1910]], page 896, entry 12945: Wise, John. 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. An enlarged edition was issued in 1873 under title 'Through, the Air.' Philadelphia, J. A. Speel, 1850, xvi [17]-310 p., front., pls., 22½ cm. LC (12945