- 1Chapter I — The Dawn of Aeronautics
- 2Chapter II — The Invention of the Balloon
- 3Chapter III — The First Balloon Ascent in England
- 4Chapter IV — The Development of Balloon Philosophy
- 5Chapter V — Some Famous Early Voyagers
- 6Chapter VI — Charles Green and the Nassau Balloon
- 7Chapter VII — Charles Green — Further Adventures
- 8Chapter VIII — John Wise — The American Aeronaut
- 9Chapter IX — Early Methods and Ideas
- 10Chapter X — The Commencement of a New Era
- 11Chapter XI — The Balloon in the Service of Science
- 12Chapter XII — Henry Coxwell and His Contemporaries
- 13Chapter XIII — Some Noteworthy Ascents
- 14Chapter XIV — The Highest Ascent on Record
- 15Chapter XV — Further Scientific Voyages of Glaisher and Coxwell
- 16Chapter XVI — Some Famous French Aeronauts
- 17Chapter XVII — Adventure and Enterprise
- 18Chapter XVIII — The Balloon in the Siege of Paris
- 19Chapter XIX — The Tragedy of the Zenith — The Navigable Balloon
- 20Chapter XX — A Chapter of Accidents
- 21Chapter XXI — The Coming of the Flying Machine
- 22Chapter XXII — The Story of the Spencers
- 23Chapter XXIII — New Departures in Aerostation
- 24Chapter XXIV — Andree and His Voyages
- 25Chapter XXV — The Modern Airship — In Search of the Leonids
- 26Chapter XXVI — Recent Aeronautical Events
- 27Chapter XXVII — The Possibilities of Balloons in Warfare
- 28Chapter XXVIII — The Constitution of the Air
- 29Chapter XXIX — Conclusion
The Dominion of the Air
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