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THE fatal experiment made by M. de Groof at Cremorne Gardens could not possibly have led to success. The possibility of directing an apparatus in the air by any mechanical contrivance, without actually using the lifting power of gas, is out of the question, and we do not wish to enter into a discussion on that point. But several interesting problems may be examined à propos of the inquest held by the coroner on the death of the unfortunate man.
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DE FONVIELLE, W. The Flying Man . Nature 10, 230 (1874). https://doi.org/10.1038/010230a0
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