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100	1		_aFaujas de St-Fond, Barthélemy, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDescription des expériences de la machine aérostatique de MM. de Montgolfier : _bEt de celles auxquelles cette découverte a donné lieu / _cBarthélemy Faujas de St-Fond.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1783.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (364 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Technology
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThe French geologist and traveller Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819) was a strong supporter of the aerostatic experiments of the Montgolfier brothers, seeking to publicise their pioneering endeavours in this 1783 work. Exploiting the principle that hot air is lighter than cold, the Montgolfiers developed and demonstrated their hot air balloons to great acclaim. In this collection of reports, Faujas presents the details of each experiment, describing the balloons as well as potential improvements. Where possible, he specifies the position of witnesses, precise timings and viewing angles. A number of finely engraved plates enhance the work, giving readers a flavour of the spectacle that impressed contemporary observers. Faujas published a second volume, containing additional accounts and illustrations, in 1784. His Minéralogie des volcans (1784) and Essai de géologie (1803-9) are also reissued in this series.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108069601
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pTechnology.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107255937
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