Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper, December 12, 1863
Dates
- Creation: 1863 December 12
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 pages; 29.1 x 21.8 cm
General Note
Second part of an article on balloons and ballooning from Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper, including key events and figures, and descriptions of Félix Nadar's theories and experiments. Illustrations depict the first Montgolfier balloon and Nadar's screw propeller engine.
General Note
Cassell’s Illustrated Family Paper
Subject
- Romain, Pierre, died 1785 (Person)
- Robert, M. N. (Marie-Noël), 1761-1826 (Person)
- Charles, Jacques Alexandre César, 1746-1823 (Person)
- Cocking, Robert (Person)
- Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823 (Person)
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809 (Person)
- Jeffries, John, 1745-1819 (Person)
- Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806 (Person)
- Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis, 1778-1850 (Person)
- Glaisher, James, 1809-1903 (Person)
- Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-François, 1754-1785 (Person)
- Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910 (Person)
Repository Details
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