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 / / Charles Coulston Gillispie.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Gillispie, Charles Coulston,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1983
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 684
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; A Note on Units --; Chapter I --; Chapter II --; Chapter III --; Chapter IV --; Chapter V --; Sources and Bibliography --; Genealogical Chart --; Notes --; List of Illustrations --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400855209; 9783110413441; 9783110413663; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400855209
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Charles Coulston Gillispie.

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.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.