{"product_id":"description-des-experiences-de-la-machine-aerostatique-de-mm-de-montgolfier-et-de-celles-auxquelles-cette-decouverte-a-donne-lieu-paperback-9781108069601","title":"Description des expériences de la machine aérostatique de MM. de Montgolfier; Et de celles auxquelles cette découverte a donné lieu (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069601","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDescription des expériences de la machine aérostatique de MM. de Montgolfier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEt de celles auxquelles cette découverte a donné lieu\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1783 and illustrated with fine engravings, this French work illuminates the birth of the hot air balloon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarthélemy Faujas de St-Fond (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108069601, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e364 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe French geologist and traveller Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) was a strong supporter of the aerostatic experiments of the Montgolfier brothers, seeking to publicise their pioneering endeavours in this 1783 work. Exploiting the principle that hot air is lighter than cold, the Montgolfiers developed and demonstrated their hot air balloons to great acclaim. In this collection of reports, Faujas presents the details of each experiment, describing the balloons as well as potential improvements. Where possible, he specifies the position of witnesses, precise timings and viewing angles. A number of finely engraved plates enhance the work, giving readers a flavour of the spectacle that impressed contemporary observers. Faujas published a second volume, containing additional accounts and illustrations, in 1784. His Minéralogie des volcans (1784) and Essai de géologie (1803–9) are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDiscours préliminaire\u003cbr\u003e Avis au lecteur\u003cbr\u003e The accounts\u003cbr\u003e Plates.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266167820568,"sku":"9781108069601","price":37.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069601i_5aea744e-46af-4738-941c-5bf7f2acd2d6.jpg?v=1696748785","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/description-des-experiences-de-la-machine-aerostatique-de-mm-de-montgolfier-et-de-celles-auxquelles-cette-decouverte-a-donne-lieu-paperback-9781108069601","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}