Arnold Böcklin
Painter Arnold Böcklin was an early booster of the Deutsche Verein zur Förderung der Luftschiffahrt:
The well-known painter, Arnold Böcklin, took an active part in the practical work of the club, but without any great success. He made a flying machine in the form of a Hargrave box-kite, and thought to rise or fall by altering the position of the sails, trusting the wind for any forward movement. He entirely forgot that a kite could only rise if held at the end of a string. He invited Colonel Bucholtz, who commanded the first Balloon Corps, to witness an experiment on the Tempelhofer Feld; the apparatus finally succeeded in rising a foot from the ground, and was then broken to pieces. Böcklin always defended his ideas with much vigorous argument, but did not continue his experiments.[1]
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Publications by or about Arnold Böcklin
- Böcklin, 1886, Weitere Betrachtungen des Vogelfluges (Simple title: Further considerations of the bird flight, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Böcklin, 1886, Noch etwas über den Vogelflug (Simple title: Something about the bird flight, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Böcklin, 1886, Das Schweben der Vögel (Simple title: The levitation of the birds, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
References
| Names | Arnold Böcklin |
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| Birth date | 16 October 1827 |
| Death date | 16 January 1901 |
| Countries | DE, CH |
| Locations | Berlin |
| Occupations | artist |
| Tech areas | Kite |
| Affiliations | Deutsche Verein zur Förderung der Luftschiffahrt |
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