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.
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-prin...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1983 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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