The Story of Rapid Transit: [illustr.]
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AERIAL NAVIGATION 121 Soon after this the famous Charles Green be- gan his long series of intrepid aerial journeys, many of which were remarkable for distance and, speed. One of these was undertaken in a storm, from Newbury, Berkshire, to Crawley, Surrey, fifty-eight miles, in an hour and a half, which was rapid time for 1827, considering that the one railway then in England could only boast of twenty miles an hour. But by far the greater portion of Green's fame must rest upon his voyage from L...ondon to Weilburg in the great Nassau balloon. This took place in 1836, the start being from the Vauxhall Gardens at 1.30 ^p.M., November 17th. At twelve minutes to three the Medway was crossed, and Canterbury at five minutes past four. A curious circumstance is that the aerostat passed several coaches en route, going at the fastest rate possible and was cheered by their occupants. The railway was not then opened, and the fast time to Canterbury by coach was five and a half hours. At 4.48, Green (who was accompanied by Monck Mason) gained the Channel, and at ten minutes to six o'clock had effected a crossing in safety, two miles from Calais.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
AERIAL NAVIGATION 121 Soon after this the famous Charles Green be- gan his long series of intrepid aerial journeys, many of which were remarkable for distance and, speed. One of these was undertaken in a storm, from Newbury, Berkshire, to Crawley, Surrey, fifty-eight miles, in an hour and a half, which was rapid time for 1827, considering that the one railway then in England could only boast of twenty miles an hour. But by far the greater portion of Green's fame must rest upon his voyage from L...ondon to Weilburg in the great Nassau balloon. This took place in 1836, the start being from the Vauxhall Gardens at 1.30 ^p.M., November 17th. At twelve minutes to three the Medway was crossed, and Canterbury at five minutes past four. A curious circumstance is that the aerostat passed several coaches en route, going at the fastest rate possible and was cheered by their occupants. The railway was not then opened, and the fast time to Canterbury by coach was five and a half hours. At 4.48, Green (who was accompanied by Monck Mason) gained the Channel, and at ten minutes to six o'clock had effected a crossing in safety, two miles from Calais.
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