The greatest adventure : the balloonists' own epic tale of their round-the-world voyage
Piccard, Bertrand1999
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This text tells how the balloon was developed and the problems the balloonists faced on the way round. The authors explain what life was like in a tiny gondola flying an average height of 32,000 feet and how the difficulties they faced were overcome.
Main title:
The greatest adventure : the balloonists' own epic tale of their round-the-world voyage / Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Headline, 1999.
Collation:
[vii], 308p., [24]p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, col. ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Ill. on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780747271284 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.41
Local class:
910.41
Language:
English
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BRN:
1354534