The balloonists : the history of the first aeronauts
Rolt, L. T. C., 1910-19742006
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Presenting a history of balloons - and the intrepid men who flew in them - this book begins in 1783, the year in which balloons first took flight, before ending in 1903, the year in which the Wright Brothers first heavier-than-air flight at Kittyhawk changed the history of aviation for ever.
Main title:
The balloonists : the history of the first aeronauts / L.T.C. Rolt.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2006.
Collation:
272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as The aeronauts. London: Longman, 1966.
ISBN:
9780750942027 (pbk)
Dewey class:
629.13322629.133
Local class:
629.13322
Language:
English
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BRN:
303647