Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper, December 12, 1863
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1863Description
Second part of an article on balloons and ballooning from Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper, including key events and figures, and descriptions of Félix Nadar's theories and experiments. Illustrations depict the first Montgolfier balloon and Nadar's screw propeller engine. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/688
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Balloonists, Ballooning -- Accidents, Balloon ascensions, Balloons -- History, Romain, Pierre, died 1785, Robert, M. N. (Marie-Noël), 1761-1826, Charles, Jacques Alexandre César, 1746-1823, Cocking, Robert, Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823, Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809, Jeffries, John, 1745-1819, Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806, Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis, 1778-1850, Glaisher, James, 1809-1903, Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-François, 1754-1785, Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910, Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper