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Geometrical details -- Calculation of the capacity of the balloon -- The double receptacle -- The covering -- The car -- The mysterious apparatus -- The provisions and stores -- The final summing up.
Dr. Ferguson had long been engaged upon the details of his expedition. It is easy to comprehend that the balloon -- that marvellous vehicle which was to convey him through the air -- was the constant object of his solicitude.