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Chapter 13

by A. D. Rathbone, IV. 1943

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How the parachute grew up

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"In 1785 an Englishman, built a parachute with a basket attached and tested it with dogs as passengers. 

It worked so well that he tried it himself but his mathematical calculations proved more accurate for canines than for human freight and he fell much faster."

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