Project Gutenberg 1997-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Bacon, John M. (John Mackenzie) 1846 1904 Bacon, J. M. (John Mackenzie) Bacon, John Mackenzie The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation" by John M. Bacon is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the fascinating evolution of human endeavors to achieve flight, tracing the thoughts and inventions of early theorists and inventors that paved the way for modern aeronautics. The opening of the book delves into the earliest ideas surrounding human flight, highlighting thinkers such as Archytas, Roger Bacon, and the Montgolfier brothers, each contributing to the understanding of aeronautics in their time. It recounts intriguing anecdotes and early experiments that blend myth, science, and sheer human ambition as people attempted to conquer the skies. From Bishop Wilkins’ musings on flight to the innovative experiments of the Montgolfier brothers with helium-filled balloons, the beginning sets the stage for a rich narrative on the challenges and milestones in the journey of humanity toward mastering aviation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Balloons Aeronautics -- History TL Text Category: History - Other Category: Engineering & Technology 618612 2025-07-01T07:26:44.660362 text/html 609631 2013-01-30T13:04:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 215790 2013-01-30T13:06:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 308389 2025-07-01T07:26:52.956295 application/epub+zip 317943 2025-07-01T07:26:47.945375 application/epub+zip 301180 2025-07-01T07:26:46.706330 application/epub+zip 602892 2025-07-01T07:26:57.207284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566389 2025-07-01T07:26:52.185306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455728 2022-09-01T08:29:33.268919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551854 2025-07-01T07:26:44.179377 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 551587 2008-07-23T16:04:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209240 2008-07-23T16:05:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18610 2025-07-01T07:26:57.336283 application/rdf+xml 20074 2025-07-01T07:26:47.233360 image/jpeg 4382 2025-07-01T07:26:46.951357 image/jpeg 300492 2025-07-01T07:26:44.705371 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 en.wikipedia