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
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
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 ...
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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.
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Near Fine Condition in Very Good jacket. Dust Jacket torn, spine sunned. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Aviation. ISBN: 0691083215. ISBN/EAN: 9780691083216. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22321.
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Fine- in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 210 pages, illustrated in b&w and color "With a word on the importance of ballooning for the science of heat and the art of building railroads. The best book published to date on the invention of the balloon, this work is a case study illuminating some very serious scientific issues and at the same time a very readable narrative treatment of an extraordinary romantic subject." FINE-HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.
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Very Good in Very Good/Price Clipped jacket. Size: 9x1x11; D/J price clipped. Small plain label and inscription to front paste down. Corners of D/J and head and tail of D/J spine a little rubbed.
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