Project Gutenberg 2009-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 84 Nadar, Félix 1820 1910 Nadar, Felix Tournachon, Gaspard Félix Babinet, M. (Jacques) 1794 1872 Babinet, Jacques 32025939 À terre & en l'air... Mémoires du Géant À terre et en l'air... Mémoires du Géant Produced by Laurent Vogel, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "À terre & en l'air..." by Félix Nadar is a memoir that reflects on the early development of aeronautics, written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on Nadar's experiences and observations as he ventures into the world of ballooning, intertwining personal anecdotes with scientific discussions about flight. It sheds light on the challenges and aspirations of pioneering aerialists and their quest to conquer the skies. The opening of the memoir reveals a nostalgic lens through which Nadar reflects on his childhood fascination with flight and the natural world. He recounts vivid memories of witnessing thrilling balloon ascensions and the societal views surrounding aeronautics during his youth. As he goes on to discuss his own aspirations in aviation, he introduces key figures in the field, including the challenges they faced in making human flight a reality. Nadar's early adventures in ballooning serve as a backdrop for his broader ambitions of creating practical, dirigible vehicles, blending history, humor, and a sense of wonder throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Balloon ascensions TL Text FR Sciences et Techniques Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 755607 755404 2024-09-12T07:58:35.580155 2023-09-12T11:16:08.479157 text/html text/html 759273 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 643595 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 700747 2024-09-12T07:58:49.168100 application/epub+zip 708887 2024-09-12T07:58:38.667178 application/epub+zip 352253 2024-09-12T07:58:36.732145 application/epub+zip 1447151 2024-09-12T07:58:56.083044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1398705 2024-09-12T07:58:47.279128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574947 2022-09-13T07:57:02.225971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676793 2024-09-12T07:58:33.058198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 681349 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 265484 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 659616 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 262220 2021-01-04T19:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21505 2024-09-12T07:58:56.239070 application/rdf+xml 11547 2024-09-12T07:58:37.128141 image/jpeg 3160 2024-09-12T07:58:36.932203 image/jpeg 685725 2024-09-12T07:58:35.661173 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia