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The Sublime Invention: Ballooning in Europe, 1783–1820: The Enlightenment World

Autor Michael R Lynn
en Limba Engleză Hardback – mai 2010
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781848930162
ISBN-10: 184893016X
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 12 black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria The Enlightenment World

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Emergence of Aeronautics; Chapter 2 The Enlightenment and the Utility of Ballooning; Chapter 3 Balloonists and their Audience; Chapter 4 Controlling the Skies: States and Balloons; Chapter 5 Consuming Balloons; Chapter 6 Balloons Inspiring Consumption; conclusion Conclusion: Romanticizing Enlightened Balloons;

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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.