Method, the cheapest to inflate by Steam instead of Acid, 429 Mistakes to be noticed, to prevent Repetition, 2 Motion encreased, progressive not perceived, 165 Motion of Air, called _Reception and Dispersion of Air_, what, 280 Mountains, Names and Heights of principal, 171, _a_. - - their Use, 265 Mouth of the Balloon, _closed_, 102 N. Neck of the Balloon, how to place it, 31 - - _first_ tyed, 125 - - risen near _eight_ Feet upwards, 119 - - an _Attempt_ to reach it, 121 - - held _Air-tight_ in the _Hand_, 125 Notes made during the Voyage, 36 O. Objects diminishing as the Balloon arises, Description of, 109 Objects, all _terrestrial_, disappearing, 163 Order preserved during the Inflation, 23 P. Parashute or Umbrella, 15 - the Balloon formed a vast, 184 Perspective new, 39, 229 Place where the Balloon alighted, 100, 187 Points, the plainest generally most essential, frequently overlooked, 4, 338 Preparations for Ascent, 22 Prospects _most beautiful_, at what Height, 93 - below noted, 128 Pulley or Reel, 13 R. Rain _warm_ in Winter, accounted for from the Theory of Accumulation, 270 Reception and Dispersion of Air, 280 Reel or Pulley, its Defects remedied, 41, _a._ Respiration easy during the Excursion, 114 Resistence of the Air, as the _Square_ of the Velocity of the falling Body, 15, _a._ Rising, Signs of, 16, 30 Rivers, _no Appearance of_ Water in the, 110 Rule, general for measuring Heights, copied, 384 Rusty Iron, _improper_ for Inflation, 398 S. Sail, three seen in the _Liverpool_ Channel, 108 - _triangular_ Latteen, _purposely to retard_ the Balloon, 315 - Anemòmeter, what, 315 - Weights to be added to the, 316 - Vane-, what, 318 Scenes aërial, described. See Sublime. Sea-Breeze discovered, 88 - - its Duration, 256 - - its Extent, 257 Sensation of _rising_ described, 30 Sensations accompanying the Balloon, 141, 154 Shadow of the Balloon _traced_ on the Clouds, 56, 73, 136 Shadows, their Length, _at Noon_, calculated, 84 - - - - - _at half past III._ calculated, 100 - - encreased, seemed to raise the Objects, 127 Shape of the Balloon _altered_, 118 Sign of Descent, 181 Signs to be observed in the Management of Balloons, 14, 15, 17, 20 Situation novel, peculiar to the Balloon, 221 Sound of the Gass throu’ the upper Valve, 134 - in the Air, an _uncommon_, 162 Sounds immediately under the Balloon, their Effects, 175, _a._ Spirits raised by the Purity of the Air, 155 Spunges of Air, 247 Squalls of Wind, the Day preceding the Ascent, 6 Stationary, the Balloon, 36, 122 Steam, Mode of Inflation by Means of, 429 Storms of _Collection_ and _Dispersion_, 232, 263 Sublime and beautiful Scenes, 3, 39, 47, 48, 49, 51, 71, 84, 112 Sun, when hottest, 59 Sympathy of the Spectators, 46 T. Table the 1st. See Mensuration.