Aerostation, pl. 2, fig. 2-5
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Date
1816Description
Engraving illustrating James Sadler's ascent at Merton Fields, Oxford, and the mechanics of balloon inflation. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/307
Subject
Mechanics, Balloons (aircraft), Ballooning, Balloon ascensions, Crowds, Sadler, James, 1751-1828