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Aeronauts

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING FELICITY JONES AND EDDIE REDMAYNE

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A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOK OF 2013

From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer balloonists.

The Aeronauts asks why they risked their lives, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet. The stories range from early ballooning rivals to the long-distance voyages of American entrepreneurs; from the legendary balloon escape from the Prussian siege of Paris to dauntless James Glaisher, who in the 1860s flew seven miles above the earth – without oxygen.

In a glorious fusion of history, art, science and biography, this is a book about what balloons give rise to: the spirit of discovery, and the brilliant humanity of recklessness, vision and hope.

Previously published as Falling Upwards.

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: William Collins

Release: October 31, 2019

ISBN: 0008380260

ISBN 13: 9780008380267

Aeronauts

3.6/5 ( ratings)

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING FELICITY JONES AND EDDIE REDMAYNE

A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOK OF 2013

From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer balloonists.

The Aeronauts asks why they risked their lives, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet. The stories range from early ballooning rivals to the long-distance voyages of American entrepreneurs; from the legendary balloon escape from the Prussian siege of Paris to dauntless James Glaisher, who in the 1860s flew seven miles above the earth – without oxygen.

In a glorious fusion of history, art, science and biography, this is a book about what balloons give rise to: the spirit of discovery, and the brilliant humanity of recklessness, vision and hope.

Previously published as Falling Upwards.

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: William Collins

Release: October 31, 2019

ISBN: 0008380260

ISBN 13: 9780008380267

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