The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783-1784 by Charles Coulston Gillispie, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

This vividly illustrated book introduces the reader to the brothers Montgolfier, who launched the first hotair balloon in Annonay, France on 4 June 1783.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. | The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783-1784 by Charles Coulston Gillispie, Paperback | Indigo Chapters