1. Add MS 69818
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 69818
- Title:
- AIR BALLOONS: plans and drawings of air balloons by General Jean Baptiste Marie Charles Meusnier, French scientist and engineer (b.1754, d.1793); 1783-1784. French. Following the success of the 'fire-balloon' invented by the Montgolfiers in 1783 and the hydrogen-filled air balloon launched by J. A. C. Charles and the brothers Robert later the same year, Meusnier addressed the problem of the dirigible balloon and suggested the elongated shape on which the Roberts subsequently experimented. Fo...
- Scope & Content:
- Aeronautics: General Jean Baptiste Marie Charles Meusnier, French scientist and engineer: Plans and drawings of air balloons by Gen. Jean Baptiste Marie Charles Meusnier: 1783-1784: Fr.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- French
- Date Range:
- 1783-1784
- Extent:
- 1 item