The Sublime Invention
Ballooning in Europe, 1783–1820
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:1st May '10
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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.
'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
ISBN: 9781848930162
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 498g
256 pages