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scene that I expected — Everybody greatly interested but chearful
& gay & in about ten minutes he was at such a distance that we
could scarcely discover the gallery fixed to the balloon — It went
at first northwest & afterwards nearly due north & in about three
quarters of an hour was out of sight of every person I believe in
London — no certain accounts were received in Town of
The conclusion of this voyage till this afternoon when two Letters
one to Dr Fordyce & the other to Biggins came from Lunardi
written from Baker's house in Hertfordshire — In these letters
he says that after having been up some time he descended by
means of one of his oars (the other he dropped by accident) till he
came very near the earth & by throwing out a small grappling he
brought himself to an anchor in a large field where some
men were at work — To these people he called with his speaking
Trumpet & and got some information which he does not specify — after
leaving his cat with them he threw out the remainder
of his ballast & ascended again to a much greater heighth than he
had been before — In his first voyage the thermometer did not
sink below 35 but in the second trip it fell down to 29 — Some
vapour had got into the balloon & being condensed fell down now & then
upon him in drops but when at his greatest heigthh heighth these
drops were frozen — He does not mention what brought him down
a second time — It is thought notwithstanding his account the cause
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letter 515, vol. 3; also printed in bowring, x, 136-8; attached is newspaper cutting about lunardi and his balloon launch |
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