Michael R Lynn

The Sublime Invention (eBook, ePUB)

Ballooning in Europe, 1783-1820

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317324157
• Artikelnr.: 43416949

Autorenporträt

Lynn, Michael R

Inhaltsangabe

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