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 B

by Charles Coulston Gillispie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691083215
• ISBN13: 9780691083216
• Release Date: August 1983
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.0"