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A French conception of Zeppelin frailty. This picture, redrawn from La Nature, would lead one to suppose that a rigid Zeppelin dirigible is not safe high in the air. As a matter of fact, nearly all the Zeppelin accidents have occurred on the ground.



Artist: Chas. Figaro

Source: Steve Kirch, creator of a wonderful website about SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in the past

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