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: ... of Heat and the Art of Building Railroads - Rilegato

Gillispie, Charles Coulston

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ISBN 10: 0691083215 ISBN 13: 9780691083216

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1983

Riassunto

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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210p beautiful hardback, turquoise dustjacket clipped to corner, old price mark inside, excellent condition, almost as new

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0691083215
• ISBN 13: 9780691083216
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 232