The Sublime Invention

Ballooning in Europe, 1783–1820

Michael R Lynn author

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