| Description |
xi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Taken from "Travels in the air" by James Glaisher, Camille Flammarion, W. de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, originally published by Richard Bentley, London, 1871"--Title page verso. |
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"The true story behind the major motion picture"--Cover. |
| Summary |
"The Aeronauts is the true story behind the forthcoming Major Motion Picture of the death-defying adventures of pioneering Victorian balloonist and scientist James Glaisher. In 1862, ambitious scientist James Glaisher set out to do the impossible: ascend higher into the skies than ever before to establish his ground-breaking research. Glaisher's death-defying journey forms the story of the forthcoming Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts, starring Eddie Redmayne as Glaisher and Felicity Jones as his balloon companion, Amelia Wren. Written in his own words, The Aeronauts chronicles Glaisher's incredible flights and discoveries first hand, as well as his observations on the pioneers who came before and inspired him. With an introduction by Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive at the Royal Meteorological Society, of which Glaisher was a founding member in 1850"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Prof. Liz Bentley -- The first scientific ascents in England -- My first ascent : Wolverhampton, July 17, 1862 -- Ascents from the Crystal Palace, april 18 and July 11, 1863 -- Ascents from Wolverton, June 26, 1863 ; Ascents from the crystal Palace, July 21, 1863 ; Ascents from Windsor, May 29, 1866 -- Over London by day, March 31, 1863 ; Over London by night, October 2, 1865 -- Decrease of temperature with elevation ; Aneroid barometer ; Blackened bulb thermometer ; Lines in the spectrum ; Times of vibration of a magnet ; Different directions of the wind ; Velocity of the wind ; Physiology ovservations ; On the propagation of sounds -- The high regions -- Appearance of the earth viewed from a balloon. |
| Subject |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
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Glaisher, James, 1809-1903.
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Aeronautics -- History.
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Balloonists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Meteorologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Balloon ascensions -- Great Britain.
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Meteorology -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Glaisher, James, 1809-1903, author.
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Bentley, Liz, writer of foreword.
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Glaisher, James, 1809-1903.
Voyages aériens. English.
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| ISBN |
1612197965 (paperback) |
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9781612197968 (paperback) |
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