The history of aviation reaches a watershed period with new theories and technologies swirling to constitute the beginnings of lighter than air aircraft, or aerostats if you like the fancier term. The concept of the vacuum, barometer, gas, heat, rubber, and animal bladders all combine with shear intuition to form the newest branch of aviation. Also Mongolians terrify the Polish with Chinese sky lanterns!
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