This vividly illustrated book introduces the reader to the brothers Montgolfier, who launched the first hotair balloon in Annonay, France on 4 June 1783.
Originally published in 1983.
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The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783-1784
With a Word on the Importance of Ballooning for the Science of Heat and the Art of Building Railroads
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The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783-1784
With a Word on the Importance of Ballooning for the Science of Heat and the Art of Building Railroads
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Print ISBN
9780691613321
9780691083216
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- I
- II
- III
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- V