Mr. Green's Balloon, with a Parachute on Garnerin's Principle
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Date
1832-1842Description
Article about parachutes, including accounts of Garnerin's descents and details of Cocking's fatal descent. An accompanying illustration shows Mr. Green's balloon in the air and a parachute just after it detached from the balloon. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/760
Subject
Balloonists, Balloons (aircraft), Parachutes, Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809, Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823, Cocking, Robert, Green, Charles, 1785-1870