by
George Sand, Felix Nadar
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
A book passionately defending balloon flight for human beings, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library.
The first balloon flight with passengers (a sheep, a duck, and a rooster) took place on 19th September 1783. On 4th October 1863, Nadar's giant balloon "Le Géant"...