Montgolfier brothers and the invention of aviation 1783-1784, the: with a word on the importance of ballooning for the science of heat and the art of building railroads
Auteur :
Gillispie, Charles Coulston
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691613321
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Poids :
539 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 Pri