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The Great Balloon from Aeronautica.

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Creator
Mason, Monck
Book Title
Aeronautica.
Caption
The Great Balloon.
Educational Notes
Balloons can be fun to play with, but on a big scale, balloons can be a mode of transportation. Charles Green is one of the first people known for his travels in a hot air balloon! Green was an English balloonist most known for his flight from London to Germany in 1836, which was approximately 480 miles. The venture was due in large part to Balloons can be fun to play with, but on a big scale, balloons can be a mode of transportation. Charles Green is one of the first people known for his travels in a hot air balloon! Green was an English balloonist most known for his flight from London to Germany in 1836, which was approximately 480 miles. The venture was due in large part to Green’s introduction of coal gas for inflation. Coal gas was much cheaper than hydrogen, which was what most people had been using. There are new records involving the hot air balloon that are still being created today. Did you know hot air balloons have even been used in wars, including World Wars I and II and the U.S. Civil War?Green’s introduction of coal gas for inflation. Coal gas was much cheaper than hydrogen, which was what most people had been using. There are new records involving the hot air balloon that are still being created today. Did you know hot air balloons have even been used in wars, including World Wars I and II and the U.S. Civil War?
1836
Publication Date
1838
Image ID
SIL-39088002279461_0044
Catalog ID
94768
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Prints
Publication Place
London (England)
Publisher
F.C. Westley
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Topic
Travel
Hot Air Balloon
Charles Green
Transportation
Balloonist
London
Germany
Coal Gas
Records
Language
English
Record ID
silgoi_103944
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
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