Aeronautics
Dates
- Creation: 19th century
Conditions Governing Use
Access to the Theodore Newton Vail Collection of Aeronautical Images, Broadsides and Clippings is not authorization to publish. Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Box 19
Physical Description
Other
Dimensions
2 items (includes one 2-page article) ; 16.3 x 19.0 cm (page with fabric estimated-currently on display) 23.7 x.6.0 cm (1st column) 23.6 x 6.0 cm (2nd column)
General Note
Article describing the history of aeronautics, including inventions, innovations and important figures. Two unidentified pieces of cloth, presumably from a historic balloon ascent, are pasted on a sheet of paper.
Subject
- Charles, Jacques Alexandre César, 1746-1823 (Person)
- Arlandes, François Laurent, marquis d’, 1742-1809 (Person)
- Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-François, 1754-1785 (Person)
- Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810 (Person)
- Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799 (Person)
- Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809 (Person)
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (Person)
- Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810 (Person)
- Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823 (Person)
- Jeffries, John, 1745-1819 (Person)
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809 (Person)
- Robert, M. N. (Marie-Noël), 1761-1826 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
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Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
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