Project Gutenberg 1997-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 170 Claxton, William J. The mastery of the air Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "The Mastery of the Air" by William J. Claxton is a historical account written in the early 20th century that chronicles the evolution of human flight. The book aims to engage readers with the remarkable achievements of aviation pioneers, emphasizing the human spirit and ingenuity that enabled humans to conquer the skies after centuries of being bound by gravity. The opening portion of the work sets the stage by discussing man's long-standing desire to fly and highlights the significant early developments in aviation, particularly the invention of the balloon by the Montgolfier brothers. This section offers an exciting narrative that illustrates the passion, experimentation, and perseverance of early aviators who dared to challenge the forces of nature. Claxton introduces characters such as the Montgolfier brothers and M. Pilatre de Rozier, detailing their groundbreaking experiments and the public's fascination with their successes, thereby laying the groundwork for the subsequent chapters that will explore further advancements in aerial technology and human conflict during the Great War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Airplanes Aeronautics TL Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 345497 2025-07-01T07:09:33.945433 text/html 341278 2013-01-31T11:53:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 114682 2013-01-31T11:53:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 189387 2025-07-01T07:09:39.613346 application/epub+zip 193511 2025-07-01T07:09:35.672370 application/epub+zip 193511 2025-07-01T07:09:34.590402 application/epub+zip 377654 2025-07-01T07:09:42.881337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337675 2025-07-01T07:09:38.921353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294098 2022-09-01T08:06:23.018345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297041 2025-07-01T07:09:33.318413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296831 2009-11-04T09:59:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110308 2009-11-04T09:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18099 2025-07-01T07:09:43.003336 application/rdf+xml 13410 2025-07-01T07:09:35.075354 image/jpeg 3803 2025-07-01T07:09:34.831373 image/jpeg 180570 2025-07-01T07:09:33.970375 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog