Sublime Invention

Ballooning in Europe, 1783–1820

AvMichael R Lynn

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Ballooning, like the Enlightenment, was a Europe-wide movement and a massive cultural phenomenon. Lynn argues that in order to understand the importance of science during the age of the Enlightenment and Atlantic revolutions, it is crucial to explain how and why ballooning entered and stayed in the public consciousness.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-05-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:498 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Enlightenment World
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781848930162

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'With a long bibliography of primary and secondary sources, and concise footnotes for each anecdote, The Sublime Invention is the most useful work of reference on the subject in decades.' -- Lily Ford Times Literary Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Emergence of Aeronautics; Chapter 2 The Enlightenment and the Utility of Ballooning; Chapter 3 Balloonists and their Audience; Chapter 4 Controlling the Skies: States and Balloons; Chapter 5 Consuming Balloons; Chapter 6 Balloons Inspiring Consumption; conclusion Conclusion: Romanticizing Enlightened Balloons;