EditorialAscent of Garnerin and E.H. Locker from Lord's cricket ground. July 5, 1802. André-Jacques Garnerin made his second English balloon ascent with Edward Hawke Locker on 5 July 1802 from Lord's Cricket Ground, travelling the 17 miles (27.4 km) from ther...
EditorialAscent of Garnerin and E.H. Locker from Lord's cricket ground. July 5, 1802. André-Jacques Garnerin made his second English balloon ascent with Edward Hawke Locker on 5 July 1802 from Lord's Cricket Ground, travelling the 17 miles (27.4 km) from ther...
EditorialFlying ship project with copper vacuum spheres, scientific fantasy of the Italian Jesuit aeronautics pioneer Francesco Lana de Terzi, 17th century. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: ...