# The mastery of the air Author: Claxton, William J. Genre: Category: History - Modern (1750+) Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/777 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+mastery+of+the+air+Claxton&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary I. MAN'S DUEL WITH NATURE II. THE FRENCH PAPER-MAKER WHO INVENTED THE BALLOON III. THE FIRST MAN TO ASCEND IN A BALLOON IV. THE FIRST BALLOON ASCENT IN ENGLAND V. THE FATHER OF BRITISH AERONAUTS VI. THE PARACHUTE VII. SOME BRITISH INVENTORS OF AIR-SHIPS VIII. THE FIRST ATTEMPTS TO STEER A BALLOON IX. THE STRANGE CAREER OF COUNT ZEPPELIN X. A ZEPPELIN AIR-SHIP AND ITS CONSTRUCTION XI. THE SEMI-RIGID AIR-SHIP XII. A NON-RIGID BALLOON XIII. THE ZEPPELIN AND GOTHA RAIDS ## Chapters - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/48/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 49](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/49/index.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/46/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 51](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/51/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/50/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-mastery-of-the-air-777/chapters/1/index.md)