EditorialPilatre de Rozier, French balloon pioneer. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Thomas from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
EditorialDeaths 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...
EditorialHead-and-shoulders portrait of Prince de Ligne, who was on board the balloon La Fresselle, Jan. 19, 1784, with Joseph Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier.
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
EditorialHead-and-shoulders portrait of Prince de Ligne, who was on board the balloon La Fresselle, Jan. 19, 1784, with Joseph Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier.
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
EditorialFran?ois Pilatre de Rozier. Born in Metz on March 30, 1756. Died near Boulogne sur Mer on June 15, 1785, Portrait of Jean-Fran?ois Pil?tre de Rozier (1754-1785), aviation pioneer, Fig. 14, p. 53, Tissandier, Albert (dess.), 1876, Alfred Sircos; Th. Pal...
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
EditorialHead-and-shoulders portrait of Prince de Ligne, who was on board the balloon La Fresselle, Jan. 19, 1784, with Joseph Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier.
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.
EditorialPilatre de Rozier's manned Montgolfier balloon. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
EditorialPilatre de Rozier, French balloon pioneer. Woodblock engraving by H. Rousseau after E. Thomas from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.
EditorialDeaths 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...
EditorialHead-and-shoulders portrait of Prince de Ligne, who was on board the balloon La Fresselle, Jan. 19, 1784, with Joseph Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier.
EditorialPrint shows the death of balloonists Jean-Fran?ois Pilatre de Rozier and Jules Romain when their Royal Balloon crashed near Boulogne, France, June 15, 1785, in what is considered the first aerial disaster.