Balloon madness : flights of imagination in Britain, 1783-1786 /

"'All the world is mad about balloons' observers recorded during the craze in Britain that lasted from 1783 to 1786. Excitement about the new invention spread rapidly, inspiring hopes, visions, fashions, celebrations, satires, imaginary heroics and real adventures. In this sparkling a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brant, Clare, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2017.
Temas:
1700-1799
Hot air balloons > History.
Balloons > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Ballooning > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Ballooning > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Montgolfières > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Hot air balloons.
Ballooning.
Balloons.
Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Madness and balloons
  • One man's balloon madness
  • People and places
  • Crowds, criminals and charlatans
  • Fashion
  • Satires
  • Literature
  • Monarchs
  • Gods and heroes
  • The sublime
  • Aeronationalism
  • War
  • Back to Earth: parachutes and balloons in1785 and 1802
  • Ascending again: balloons in flights of imagination.

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