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Balloons in art - Early works to 1800
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The air balloon: Or a Treatise on The aerostatic globe, Lately invented by The celebrated Mons. Montgolfier of Paris. Shewing, First-Those Properties of Air, which influence an Air Balloon. 2dly-The particular Construction and Methods of filling it. 3dly-Some of the great Variety of probable Uses which this important Discovery may be applied to for the Benefit of Mankind. The Whole rendered familiar to the plainest Capacity.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Lunardi's grand aerostatic voyage through the air, containing A complete and circumstantial Account of the Grand Aerial Flight made by that enterprising Foreigner, in his Air Balloon, on September 15, 1784, from the Time of his being launched in it, in the Artillery-Ground, to his descending with it, on the same Day, near Ware, in Hertsordshire; together with a Variety of Particulars, during his Abode in that truly wonderful and magnificent Machine, that have never yet transpired.
Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The air balloon: or a treatise on the aerostatic globe, Lately invented by The celebrated Mons. Montgolfier of Paris. Shewing, First-Those Properties of Air, which influence an Air Balloon. 2dly-The particular Construction and Methods of filling it. 3dly-Some of the great Variety of probable Uses which this important Discovery may be applied to for the Benefit of Mankind. The Whole rendered familiar to the plainest Capacity.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]