History of science

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Title: Visual Materials from the Tissandier Collection

Information: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?pp/ils:@FILREQ(@OR(@field(AUTHOR+@od1(Tissandier,+Albert,+1839-1906,+collector+))+@field(OTHER+@od1(Tissandier,+Albert,+1839-1906,+collector+)))+@FIELD(COLLID+guide)) Pictures documenting the early history of aeronautics, with emphasis on balloon flight. Subjects range from the first balloon ascent in 1783 through some late 19th century design concepts for heavier-than-air vehicles. Images depict balloons, airships, flying machines, portraits of famous balloonists, and ballooning events.

Category: History of science