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Ascend or Die: Richard Crosbie, Pioneer of Balloon Flight

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Description for Ascend or Die: Richard Crosbie, Pioneer of Balloon Flight Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the intrepid scientist and showman, Richard Crosbie, and places extraordinary achievements in the context of European ballooning. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.

Richard Crosbie (1756-1824) is rightly celebrated as Ireland’s first aeronaut. Inspired by balloon experiments in France, he constructed a hydrogen balloon with the aim of flying across the Irish Sea. A crowd of 20,000 people witnessed his first flight from Ranelagh Gardens, Dublin in January 1785. He organised two further flights in Dublin, from Royal Barracks and from Leinster Lawn, and made a final flight from Limerick in 1786. Crosbie’s adventures enthralled the public and won him the support of many influential figures, but he never achieved his goal of crossing the Irish Sea. That honour finally fell to Windham ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845889852
SKU
V9781845889852
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