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Editorial Aerostats on city streets
Editorial Aerostats on Nevsky Prospekt, Leningrad
Editorial Andre-Jacques Garnerin and his parachute: closed for ascent beneath a balloon, and open for descent. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
Editorial Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard's flying machine, manually operated wings with counterweight, rose to 80m in the air. It was exhibited from 1780 to 1783. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scie...
Editorial Deaths of Pilatre de Rozier and Pierre Romain in a balloon crash near Boulogne, June 1785. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after Lara from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et...
Editorial Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard's hydrogen balloon, 2 March 1784, near Paris. Balloon with parachute and flapping wings. Handcolored engraving from Louis Figuier's "Merveilles de la Science: Les Aerostats," Paris, 1870.
Editorial Francois Arban, French balloonist, rescued by Italian fishermen in 1846. Arban (1815-1849) was the first balloonist to cross the Alps. Woodblock engraving by E. Deschamps from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scienc...
Editorial Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard's flying machine, manually operated wings with counterweight, rose to 80m in the air. It was exhibited from 1780 to 1783. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scie...
Editorial Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard's hydrogen balloon, 2 March 1784, near Paris. Balloon with parachute and flapping wings. Handcolored engraving from Louis Figuier's "Merveilles de la Science: Les Aerostats," Paris, 1870.
Editorial Petin's design for a huge airship with viewing platforms raised by many balloons, 1850. Woodblock engraving by Mes from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
Editorial Tethered balloon built by Henry Giffard in 1867. Woodblock engraving by L. Guiguet after Belloche from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
Editorial Andre-Jacques Garnerin and his parachute: closed for ascent beneath a balloon, and open for descent. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
Editorial Francois Arban, French balloonist, rescued by Italian fishermen in 1846. Arban (1815-1849) was the first balloonist to cross the Alps. Woodblock engraving by E. Deschamps from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scienc...
Editorial Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard's flying machine, manually operated wings with counterweight, rose to 80m in the air. It was exhibited from 1780 to 1783. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Scie...
Editorial Deaths of Pilatre de Rozier and Pierre Romain in a balloon crash near Boulogne, June 1785. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after Lara from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et...
Editorial Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard's hydrogen balloon, 2 March 1784, near Paris. Balloon with parachute and flapping wings. Handcolored engraving from Louis Figuier's "Merveilles de la Science: Les Aerostats," Paris, 1870.
Editorial Catastrophic crash landing of Felix Nadar's balloon "le Geant" near Hanover, 1863. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
Editorial Henry Giffard's steam-powered dirigible balloon, 1852. Woodblock engraving by Marchand after L. Guiguet from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
Editorial Petin's design for a huge airship with viewing platforms raised by many balloons, 1850. Woodblock engraving by Mes from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.