Ballooning : A History, 1782-1900

Kotar, S.L./ Gessler, J.E.

McFarland & Co Inc（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 303 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786449415
• DDC分類 629.1332209034

Full Description

The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances in the endeavor and also provides insights into the people who developed the sport--many of whom lost their lives in the process. The book traces the history of ballooning from the Montgolfier brothers' first experiments with a paper balloon in Annonay, France, in 1782, through the next several decades, when the sport's waning novelty forced aeronauts to develop bigger, better and more dangerous tricks. It concludes at the beginning of the 20th century, when the age of the airplane rendered hot air balloons all but obsolete.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

1. 1782—In the Beginning: A Voador, a Cock, a Duck and a Sheep     

2. 1783—Monsters and Aeronauts     

3. 1784—Big Ascensions     

4. Rowing with Wings and Other Oddities     

5. A Reservation for Hope     

6. Don Quixote de la Manche     

7. Destinies Played Out     

8. Balloons at War     

9. Playing Catch-up     

10. The Sad Tale of Francis Barrett and the Great English Balloon     

11. The Skies Belong to Garnerin     

12. James Sadler and the Real Great English Balloon     

13. The Women of Aerostation     

14. (Mostly) Magnificent Balloon Ascensions: 1812-1819     

15. For the World Is Green and I Have Touched the Sky     

16. Candidates for Aeronautical Distinction     

17. Mr. Harris and Miss Stocks: The Journey Unforeseen     

18. The Aftermath and Beyond     

19. The Case of the Pastry Cook and a Great Tragedy     

20. An Astonishing Resurrection     

21. Notwithstanding, Notwithstanding, Notwithstanding...     

22. Ballooning in the Americas     

23. The Europeans Continue to Make Headlines     

24. American Barnstormers and E.A. Poe's Great Hoax     

25. All Balloons, Great and Small     

26. More News from the Continent     

27. "No Preventing Providence"     

28. "A Little Relief from the Ordinary Cares of Life"     

29. Crossing the Atlantic—Or Not     

30. Higher Than Anyone Had Gone Before     

31. Great Plans, Tragedies and a Civil War     

32. Civilian Ballooning During and After the Civil War     

33. Of Songs, Circuses and "No-Goes"     

34. The "Impossibility" of Aerial Navigation     

35. News That Shocked the World     

36. Seekers After the Philosopher's Stone     

37. "Paddy-Whacks" but "No Balloon Rackets!"     

38. Flying Too High     

39. "A Ridiculous 'Flunk'"     

Appendix: Glossary     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index