Travels in the Air (Classic Reprint)
Author | : James Glaisher |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2017-11-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0331659298 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780331659290 |
Rating | : 4/5 (290 Downloads) |
Download or read book Travels in the Air (Classic Reprint) written by James Glaisher and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Travels in the Air Before Gay - Lussac solicited the French Government for the use of the balloon in which he ascended to the height. Of feet, M. De Saussure, of Geneva, had alone made observations at a height of feet and upwards a distinction he had won by accomplishing the desire of his life, and ascending to the summit of Mont Blanc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.