The Sublime Invention: Ballooning in Europe, 1783-1820

ISBN-13: 9781848930162 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 256 str.

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

Lynn, Michael R