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[[image]] The Balloon With which Mr. Garnerin ascended from the Volunteer's Parade, North Audley-street, Grosvenor Square, to the heighth of 8000 Feet, & the

Parachute by which he descended into a Field, near St. Pancras' Church, 21st Sept 1802.

[[image]] The PARACHUTE, a name composed of Greek and French, signifies "The Breaker of a Fall," or guard against the danger arising from one ; as Parapluie is for a thick umbrella, which is a protection from rain.

M. Garnerin's Parachute was made of canvas, and about 30 feet in diameter when expanded. In the annexed figure, C represents the surface of canvas, which was, when it ascended, suspended to the Balloon A, by the rope B, which passed through a tin pipe to E, where the ropes DD, affixed to the extremities of the Parachute, met, in order to prevent it from opening too wide. From E was suspended the cylindrical basket F, wherein M. Garnerin took his station.

At one minute before six o'clock, the Balloon with the Parachute attached to it, ascended very majestically, amidst the acclamations of thousands, and rose to such a great and grand altitude, that the numerous spectators viewed it almost perpendicularly with the greatest satisfaction and pleasure.

About ten minutes after he ascended he separated himself from the Balloon nearly over Russell Square. The Balloon instantly ascended with surprising rapidity, turning upside down ; whilst the Parachute seemed to descend with great velocity, for about half a minute ; then it expanded to the view, and, for a minute, inclined slowly towards the earth ; afterwards, owing to the want of sufficient ballast, Garnerin was tossed from side to side, like the pendulum of a clock, and sometimes more violently : as represented in the annexed Print.

Printed and sold by J. Davenport, 6, George's Court, Clerkenwell.