The Imagined Empire : Balloon Enlightenments in Revolutionary Europe /
"The hot-air balloon, invented by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783, launched for the second time just days before the Treaty of Paris would end the American Revolutionary War. The ascent in Paris--a technological marvel witnessed by a diverse crowd that included Benjamin Franklin--highlighted c...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
2016.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |