James Glaisher

Broschiertes Buch

The Aeronauts

Beschreibung

The Aeronauts is the true story behind the forthcoming Major Motion Picture, telling the daring life and death escapades of pioneering Victorian balloonist James Glaisher.

Autor

James Glaisher (1809-1903) was an English meteorologist, aeronaut and astronomer who worked at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich for forty-three years. He was a founding member of the Meteorological Society and the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. He is most famous as a pioneering balloonist and his ascent on 5th September 1862 along with Henry Tracey Coxwell broke the world record for altitude.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Melville House
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 129mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 134g
• ISBN-13: 9781911545477
• ISBN-10: 1911545477
• Artikelnr.: 56266555