Article ID: CBB000073940

Voyages of discovery on oceans of air: Scientific observation and the image of science in an age of “balloonacy” (1996)

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Description On the rise of scientific ballooning in mid-19th century England, its popular entertainment aspects, and the work of James Glaisher, superintendent of the Magnetic and Meteorological Department at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.


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Authors & Contributors
Gollin, Alfred M.
Henry, Matthew
Burton, James M.C.
Booth, Brian J.
Ritchie, Sebastian
Manley, Gordon
Concepts
Aeronautics; aviation
Meteorology
Science and technology, relationships
Temporality
Infrastructure
Engineering, aeronautical
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
Places
British Isles
United States
Americas
New Zealand
Great Britain
Institutions
Great Britain. Meteorological Office
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
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